Re: Migration Wizard problem

Hi Mark,

The easiest fix is simply to edit the sequence name, or the column's
default value using pgAdmin. Both should take a few seconds. I will take
a look at the bug though - thanks.

Regards, Dave.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Levene [mailto:Mark(at)UnderGlass(dot)co(dot)nz]
> Sent: 28 March 2003 03:30
> To: pgadmin-support(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [pgadmin-support] Migration Wizard problem
>
>
> Hi
>
> I have a problem with a database brought in from an MS Access
> database through the "Database Migration Wizard".
>
> I have a table ("tblPurchaseOrderDetails") which has a field
> ("PurchaseOrderDetailID"). In Access this is an "Autonumber" field.
>
> The "default" value generated for "PurchaseOrderDetailID" by
> the Migration Wizard is:
>
> nextval('"tblPurchaseOrderDetails_PurchaseOrderDetailID_key"'::text)
>
> However, the "Sequence Object" created by the Migration Wizard is:
>
> "tblPurchaseOrderDetails_Purchas"
>
> so when the "nextval" is looked up, it can't find the "Sequence".
>
> Can the Migration Wizard be changed to "chop" the "Default"
> object for a column to 31 characters to match the "Sequence"?
>
> A work around is to pg_dump the database, then edit the file,
> then bring it back in with psql (a lot of work)
>
> I hope that this makes sense!
>
> Herewith the dump from pg_dump
> --------------------------------------------------
> --
> -- TOC Entry ID 54 (OID 34903)
> --
> -- Name: tblPurchaseOrderHeader_Purchase Type: SEQUENCE Owner: xxxx
> --
>
> CREATE SEQUENCE "tblPurchaseOrderHeader_Purchase" start 3
> increment 1 maxvalue 2147483647 minvalue 1 cache 1 ;
>
> --
> -- TOC Entry ID 102 (OID 34922)
> --
> -- Name: tblPurchaseOrderHeader Type: TABLE Owner: xxxx
> --
>
> CREATE TABLE "tblPurchaseOrderHeader" (
> "PurchaseOrderID" bigint DEFAULT
> nextval('"tblPurchaseOrderHeader_PurchaseOrderID_key"'::text)
> NOT NULL,
> "CompanyID" integer,
> "CountryID" integer,
> "SupplierID" integer,
> "EmployeeID" integer,
> "OrderDate" date,
> "PurchaseOrderNumber" character varying(30),
> "RequiredByDate" date,
> "PromisedByDate" date,
> "ShipName" character varying(50),
> "ShipAddress" character varying(255),
> "ShipCity" character varying(50),
> "ShipState" character varying(50),
> "ShipStateOrProvince" character varying(50),
> "ShipPostalCode" character varying(20),
> "ShipCountryID" integer,
> "ShipPhoneNumber" character varying(30),
> "ShipDate" date,
> "ShippingMethodID" integer,
> "FreightCharge" money,
> "SalesTaxRate" double precision,
> Constraint "tblPurchaseOrderHeader_pkey" Primary Key
> ("PurchaseOrderID")
> );
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> Thanks,
> Regards,
> Mark ...
>
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