Andreas Kretschmer <akretschmer(at)spamfence(dot)net> writes:
> Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>> So if you do an insert that doesn't provide a value for that column,
>> the nextval is done implicitly.
> Right, i know.
I know *you* know, Andreas, but this is the -novice list and I figured
a bit more explanation wouldn't be a bad thing. There isn't actually
any hidden magic in this, if you know where to look, but newbies
probably don't know where to look.
regards, tom lane