Re: How to realize ROW_NUMBER() in 8.3?

Emi Lu <emilu(at)encs(dot)concordia(dot)ca> wrote:

> Thank you for the info.
>
> I found a simple way:
> ==========================
> [1] create SEQUENCE tmp start 7820;
> [2]
> insert into desti_table_name
> select nextval('tmp'),
> c1, c2... ... cN
> from t1 left join t2... ... tn
> where ... ...
>
> Just for people using 8.3, this is mimic row_number.

Not really... you have to reset the sequence after the select, and i'm
not sure about ordering the result.

Andreas
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