In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
"alessandra de gregorio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Hi,
> What function should I use to get a serial number, together with my results,
> from a query?

> Ex. Of output I want:

> 1     ooo     pp      ij
> 2     hou     joo     iu      
> 3     bhi     ft      yh

> Basically, I would like to have one column with integers, from 1 onwards, no
> matter how many tables I join in, or the data that I get back.

I'd do it in application code, but if you insist on doing it at the
SQL layer:

CREATE TEMPORARY SEQUENCE tmpseq;
SELECT nextval('tmpseq'), othercols... FROM ...


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