Re: dropping an unused sequence?

From: <me(at)alternize(dot)com>
To: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: dropping an unused sequence?
Date: 2006-01-03 03:14:41
Message-ID: 028c01c61013$d6ad6a30$0201a8c0@iwing
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> <me(at)alternize(dot)com> writes:
>> during table creation i mistakenly had a SERIAL instead of INTEGER type
>> for
>> a value. i removed the default value (nextval....) for this field. still
>> i
>> can't drop the old sequence:
>
> Ideally, SERIAL would prevent you from munging the default expression,
> too. What you are doing represents unwarranted tampering with the
> implementation of a data type...
>
> Having said that, if you remove the relevant entry in pg_depend then
> you'll be able to drop the sequence.

thanks. i'm using EMS SQL Manager 3. when creating a SERIAL data field, it
is shown as INTEGER afterwards with the "nextval(..)" default value. thats
how and why i was able to make it a "pure" integer ;-)

i'll fill a bug report at ems about this.

thanks for your fast help,
thomas

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