Thread: SERIAL datatype, int or bigint?

Hi,
Does anyone know why the serial datatype inserts an int column into a
table but the max_value for the sequence is a bigint?


Thanks,
Rob

On Thu, 2002-03-07 at 17:24, Rob Hoopman wrote:
> Hi,
> Does anyone know why the serial datatype inserts an int column into a
> table but the max_value for the sequence is a bigint?

In 7.2, sequences generate int64 values. Serial columns are int32 by
default: if you want 64 bit serials, use the "bigserial" or "serial8"
data-type.

Cheers,

Neil

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