| From: | Francois Thomas <FrancoisT(at)alsdesign(dot)fr> |
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| To: | "'pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org'" <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
| Subject: | Serial field |
| Date: | 2001-07-12 16:44:44 |
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Hello to all
Unable to find an answer by searching the list archive, I ask my question
here:
I want to migrate a database to PostgreSQL 6.5.2
I need an auto-increment field. I first tried the SERIAL type, but it
doesn't fit my needs.
In fact, I want to:
1/ keep the original INT value of my existing records from another server
(say, first row can be "1", second "3", next one "17",...)
2/ have an automatic incrementation of the last value for a new record. For
exemple, with the values above and a SERIAL field, the default value for a
new field would be "1" (first use of the sequence) instead of "18" (last
value+1)..
I hope my english is not too obscure !
Any advice will be welcome
Regards
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François THOMAS
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