Re: Make an id field max(id)+1 rather than SERIAL

From: Rory Campbell-Lange <rory(at)campbell-lange(dot)net>
To: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Make an id field max(id)+1 rather than SERIAL
Date: 2002-09-19 17:09:35
Message-ID: 20020919170935.GA7462@campbell-lange.net
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On 19/09/02, Oliver Elphick (olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk) wrote:
> On Thu, 2002-09-19 at 15:14, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote:
> > I have problems after exporting then importing data into newly created
> > databases that the sequence and the indexed serial fields get out of
> > alignment.
> >
> > I wonder if it isn't better to always simply insert ids using some sort
> > of function or other procedure to calculate on each insert a new unique
> > id number.
>
> After you import data, you must also reset the sequence:
>
> SELECT setval('sequence_name',
> (SELECT MAX(sequence_column) FROM table));

Excellent stuff. Thanks.
Rory
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Rory Campbell-Lange
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