On Friday 11 January 2008 01:26:32 pm Adrian Klaver wrote:
> On Friday 11 January 2008 12:27 pm, johnf wrote:
> > On Friday 11 January 2008 11:45:38 am Adrian Klaver wrote:
> > > I tested the latest and greatest version of the sequence query:
> > >
> > > SELECT substring((SELECT substring(pg_get_expr(d.adbin, d.adrelid)
> > > for 128) FROM pg_attrdef d
> > >  WHERE d.adrelid = a.attrelid
> > >  AND d.adnum = a.attnum
> > >  AND a.atthasdef
> > >  ) FROM 'nextval[^'']*''([^'']*)')
> > >  FROM pg_attribute a
> > >  LEFT JOIN pg_class c ON c.oid = a.attrelid
> > >  LEFT JOIN pg_attrdef d ON d.adrelid = a.attrelid AND d.adnum =
> > >  a.attnum AND a.atthasdef
> > >  LEFT JOIN pg_namespace n ON c.relnamespace = n.oid
> > >  WHERE (c.relname = 'mytest') AND a.attname = 'pkid'
> > >  and n.nspname='public'
> > >  AND NOT a.attisdropped
> > >  AND a.attnum > 0
> > >  AND pg_get_expr(d.adbin, d.adrelid) LIKE 'nextval%'
> > >
> > > It works on 7.4.19, 8.0.14, 8.2.3 and 8.3beta3.
> > > --
> > > Adrian Klaver
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > That's good news.
> >
> > The last issue is the 'nextval' string.
> >
> > I think it is possible to create a sequence function that does not
> > use 'nextval'.  But will that function work with 'currval'?  I doubt it.
> > So in your mind is it safe to assume that 'nextval' is a requirement for
> > the field?
> >
> > BTW I have no idea how to create a sequence that did not need 'nextval'.
>
> That is  a new one on me.  As a default value for a primary key I think
> only nextval() would work. The functions currval() and lastval() are both
> dependent on nextval() having already been run in the current session.
> Short answer I think it is safe to assume nextval() is a requirement.

Thanks I think I'll post the changes later today.


-- 
John Fabiani


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