>>>>> "Jason" == Jason Earl <jason.earl@simplot.com> writes:
Jason> Even better, however, is to use the functions nextval() and Jason> currval() like so:
Jason> INSERT INTO parent_table (data) values ('some data'); Jason> INSERT INTO child_table (parent, more_data)
Jason> (currval('parent_table_p_key_seq'), Jason> 'more data');
The above is probably the best for a pure-SQL way with the caveat
that it should be wrapped in a transaction or currval() may not be
what you expect; i.e., another client may add a row and you get a
value different from what you inserted.
roland
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