"cristi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> What is wrong here?
> insert into table_name (field_name) values (select
> setval('sequence_name')-1) as currval);

Either too few parentheses, or too many ;-)

You could write this as an INSERT/SELECT:

insert into table_name (field_name)
  select setval('sequence_name')-1 as currval;

or you could write it as an INSERT/VALUES with scalar subquery
expression:

insert into table_name (field_name)
  values ((select setval('sequence_name')-1 as currval));

(all the parentheses are required here).  But really you do not need
a subquery for this at all; VALUES is perfectly content with scalar
expressions:

insert into table_name (field_name)
  values (setval('sequence_name')-1);

                        regards, tom lane

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