On Fri, Aug 27, 1999 at 05:19:18PM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> Tim Pizey <tim(at)paneris(dot)co(dot)uk> writes:
> > 2. How do I use COPY?
>
>
> Just create the sequence with the right starting value (one past last
> ID being loaded). You can do that before or after the COPY, doesn't
> matter.
What I always do with sequences that are autocreated for serial types
(and so have a start value of 1), after the COPY puts all my data in place:
select setval('tablename_field_seq',max(field)) from tablename;
Ross
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