Re: Return serial from insert

You should get the nextval() from the sequence and use that for the new
insert and all related inserts.

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> [mailto:pgsql-novice-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org]On Behalf Of Rory
> Campbell-Lange
> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 10:30 AM
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> Subject: [NOVICE] Return serial from insert
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>
> I would like to return the autoincremented serial number resulting from
> a new insert into a table, ideally as a result from the insert
> statement.
>
> Presumably this is the way to avoid race conditions between inserts into
> the database, because if I do 1) insert then 2) get max sequence val, 2
> might be wrong.
>
> Thanks
> Rory
>
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