Thread: postgresql not updating the sequence

postgresql not updating the sequence

From
kosna
Date:
hi everyone,

i ve created a table with id and datatype of id is serial
and i ve created a  sequence on that table
whenever i insert the new row values the id is not being incremented and it
is giving the exception entityalreadyexists. pls help me
thanks and regards,
kosna.

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Re: postgresql not updating the sequence

From
Raymond O'Donnell
Date:
On 04/05/2011 08:10, kosna wrote:
> hi everyone,
>
> i ve created a table with id and datatype of id is serial
> and i ve created a  sequence on that table
> whenever i insert the new row values the id is not being incremented and it
> is giving the exception entityalreadyexists. pls help me
> thanks and regards,
> kosna.

Can you show us your query? Also, are you using any sort of framework or
ORM, or just sending the query directly to the server?

The more detail you give, the better people will be able to help you.

Ray.

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Re: postgresql not updating the sequence

From
"Dickson S. Guedes"
Date:
2011/5/4 kosna <skosna@yahoo.com>:
> hi everyone,
>
> i ve created a table with id and datatype of id is serial
> and i ve created a  sequence on that table
> whenever i insert the new row values the id is not being incremented and it
> is giving the exception entityalreadyexists. pls help me
> thanks and regards,
> kosna.

Could you send us the result of \d your_table ?

The column has a 'nextval' ?


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Re: postgresql not updating the sequence

From
"Dickson S. Guedes"
Date:
2011/5/4 Kosna Sridhar <skosna@yahoo.com>:
>
> actually i resolved the problem thanks for quick response

Great!

For history and reference of this list could you tell us how with a "Reply all"?

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