Re: Help with pre-loaded arbitrary key sequences

From: "James B(dot) Byrne" <byrnejb(at)harte-lyne(dot)ca>
To: "Scott Marlowe" <scott(dot)marlowe(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Help with pre-loaded arbitrary key sequences
Date: 2008-01-17 15:19:21
Message-ID: 61118.67.71.37.247.1200583161.squirrel@webmail.harte-lyne.ca
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-general


On Thu, January 17, 2008 10:15, Scott Marlowe wrote:
>
> If race conditions are a possible issue, you use a sequence and
> increment that until you get a number that isn't used. That way two
> clients connecting at the same time can get different, available
> numbers.
>

That is close to the idea that I originally had. I was simply wondering
if the built-in sequencer could handle this case or whether I need to roll
my own.

--
*** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel ***
James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB(at)Harte-Lyne(dot)ca
Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca
9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241
Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757
Canada L8E 3C3

In response to

Responses

Browse pgsql-general by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Scott Marlowe 2008-01-17 15:31:38 Re: Help with pre-loaded arbitrary key sequences
Previous Message Scott Marlowe 2008-01-17 15:15:38 Re: Help with pre-loaded arbitrary key sequences