Re: [GENERAL] Simple problem?

From: Peter Eisentraut <e99re41(at)DoCS(dot)UU(dot)SE>
To: "Ross J(dot) Reedstrom" <reedstrm(at)wallace(dot)ece(dot)rice(dot)edu>
Cc: Stan Jacobs <jacobs(at)jtek(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Simple problem?
Date: 2000-03-03 15:05:57
Message-ID: Pine.GSO.4.02A.10003031603130.1836-100000@Svan.DoCS.UU.SE
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On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, Ross J. Reedstrom wrote:

> Peter, I was _sure_ you were around for the last few times this has come up.
> PostgreSQL's 'serial' pseudo type (convenience type?) is multiuser safe.

I was sure of that too but I can't remember this solution. How can
sequences be "multiuser safe" if you can't roll them back?

Okay, maybe that doesn't strictly qualify, but personally, I don't like
sequences very much. But I'm sorry I misguided people. One never stops
learning ...

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