Clayton,
> > Hi all,
> > It is a very simple but I am not able to recall how to do it.... I
> > just need to find out the current value of a seq. It is very simple
> > select statement but I can't recall it... Help me please before I get
> > myself get fired -:).
> > Regards, Najm
>
> select nextval('nameofseq');
Sorry, no. You want SELECT CURRVAL('sequence_name'). NEXTVAL select
the NEXT value, and increments the sequence in the process.
-Josh Berkus
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