Re: Insert UUID GEN 4 Value

From: Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
To: tango ward <tangoward15(at)gmail(dot)com>, "pgsql-generallists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Insert UUID GEN 4 Value
Date: 2018-05-31 03:41:42
Message-ID: 1527738102.2400.1.camel@cybertec.at
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tango ward wrote:
> I would like to know how to properly use uuid_generate_v4 when inserting data into PostgreSQL table.
>
> When I run the command select * from pg_available_extensions;
> I can see this uuid-ossp | 1.0 | | generate universally unique identifiers (UUIDs)
>
> I am trying to find a basic and easy to understand documentation of it on how to use
> when inserting data because I have a column that is a uuid type.

Are you looking for this?

ALTER TABLE tab ALTER col SET DEFAULT uuid_generate_v1();

Yours,
Laurenz Albe
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Cybertec | https://www.cybertec-postgresql.com

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