Brian,
Monday, August 19, 2002, 11:48:16 PM, you wrote:
BJ> I have a SQL statement to create a PostgreSQL table that include a line 'id serial'
BJ> This line creates a integer field with a sequence atached to it to create an
autonumber
In MySQL you can use AUTO_INCREMENT:
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/example-AUTO_INCREMENT.html
BJ> Is there a way to create a SQL statement to accomplish this that would work with
BJ> both MySQL and PostgreSQL
I don't know PostgreSQL, but you can retrieve maximum value with MAX()
function and and then insert MAX()+1 value. Don't forget to lock
table.
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