Hello all.
It's like this. ;-)
I have a table with a column that has a default nextval('sequence').
The sequence is a standard increment 1 cycle sequence.
What happens when
the sequence wraps after inserting the
2-million-and-whatever-th row
some of the earlier
rows (say, 1-100) are still in the table
but other rows or sections (say, 101-110 and 120-125) have
been deleted
and I need to begin with the first un-used sequence number?
I suppose that I would need to find the first un-used sequence number,
use setval() to update the sequence, and then insert the row that needs
to be insert-ed. Well, how can I find the first un-used sequence number?
I thought about doing something using a function like
select sequence_column from table
NOT [the set of numbers that make up the sequence]
but, how do I select the set of numbers that make up the sequence?
Is there a better/cleaner/easier way of getting the end result?
Postgres 7.0.2 (should be running .3, *sigh*)
FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE
PHP 4.0.3pl1
Thanks fellas (and ladies, if applicable).
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