Re: [SQL] alter sequence + subqueries

2005-09-16 Thread Michael Fuhr
On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 06:36:48PM -0400, jeff sacksteder wrote: > ALTER SEQUENCE foo_id_seq > RESTART WITH (SELECT max(id) FROM foo); > > Is this syntax correct and supported? Not according to the documentation; for an alternative see the example under "User Comments": http://www.postgresql.or

Re: [SQL] plpgsql function not accepting NULL value

2005-09-16 Thread Kenneth Dombrowski
On 9/16/05, Michael Fuhr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 07:04:39PM -0400, Kenneth Dombrowski wrote: > > create or replace function update_rate (integer, integer, integer, > > integer, numeric, integer) > > You've created a function with six arguments. > > > invoicer=

Re: [SQL] plpgsql function not accepting NULL value

2005-09-16 Thread Michael Fuhr
On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 07:04:39PM -0400, Kenneth Dombrowski wrote: > create or replace function update_rate (integer, integer, integer, > integer, numeric, integer) You've created a function with six arguments. > invoicer=> select update_rate(1, 1, 10, NULL, numeric '90.00', 6, 216); > E

Re: [SQL] plpgsql function not accepting NULL value

2005-09-16 Thread Stephan Szabo
On Fri, 16 Sep 2005, Kenneth Dombrowski wrote: > I can't get this one to work at all: > > create or replace function update_rate (integer, integer, integer, > integer, numeric, integer) > returns void > as ' > declare > x_admin_id alias for $1; >

Re: [SQL] alter sequence + subqueries

2005-09-16 Thread Alvaro Herrera
On Fri, Sep 16, 2005 at 06:36:48PM -0400, jeff sacksteder wrote: > The postgres-specific sql extension 'ALTER SEQUENCE' does not appear to > support subqueries. > > I have inserted some data into a table, including values in the primary key. > I want to reset the associated sequence so that any

[SQL] plpgsql function not accepting NULL value

2005-09-16 Thread Kenneth Dombrowski
Hi, I'm using the postgresql 7.4.7-6sarge1 package from debian stable. I am confused about these two functions, and their behavior when being given NULL values in place of a parameter declared as integer: This one works as expected: create or replace function insert_rate (integer, integer, in

[SQL] alter sequence + subqueries

2005-09-16 Thread jeff sacksteder
The postgres-specific sql extension 'ALTER SEQUENCE' does not appear to support subqueries. I have inserted some data into a table, including values in the primary key. I want to reset the associated sequence so that any further records to be inserted into that tableĀ  resume numbering correctly. T

Re: [SQL] showing multiple REFERENCE details of id fields in single

2005-09-16 Thread Daryl Richter
Ferindo Middleton Jr wrote: Thanks Daryl. The query you wrote works perfectly for the results I was trying to get at. I modified it a little because the real thing I needed to be able to see is the course_title and not the the id of the courses: SELECT a.course_title AS class_title, c.co