I don't know But You can get last_number from dba/user_sequences view
I just looked at this view and found some interesting results If sequence is "nocache" then it seems last_number really is the last number But if some sequence values are stored in cache then last number values are something like starting_value + n * increment_by * cache_size enjoy!!! :-) I don't know if it is written somewhere in the docs. Gints Plivna IT Sistēmas, Merķeļa 13, LV1050 Rīga http://www.itsystems.lv/gints/ "Cale, Rick T (Richard)" To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <RICHARD.T.CALE cc: @saic.com> Subject: RE: How Can I get A sequence Current Value in PROC Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] m 2001.11.26 16:30 Please respond to ORACLE-L Does anyone know why Oracle forces you to use NEXTVAL before doing CURRVAL. I would think sometimes you would want to use CURRVAL without incrementing sequence first. Thanks Rick -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 8:50 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L You can use another pseducolumn CURRVAL but you must use at least once per session the NEXTVAL before using the CURRVAL or else you would get the ORA-08002 error. ... SELECT <your_sequence>.CURRVAL INTO <your_variable> FROM dual; ... HTH Iulian -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, November 26, 2001 2:50 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L ********************************************************************** This email has been tested for viruses by F-Secure Antivirus administered by IT Network Department. ********************************************************************** Hi when writing a program PROC <sequenceName>.NEXTVAL points to the next value of a sequence, is there anything like <sequenceName>.SOMETHING that returns current value of sequence. Thanks E. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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