Re: [SQL] abusing an aggregate funct

On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, Marc Howard Zuckman wrote:

> Use a sequence to generate rec_num. See man create_sequence.

Got it.
Thanks Marc!

> You can then use curval('sequence_name') to get the last
> sequence number generated, or if you are performing an insert:
> insert into crtrd1 (p_key,otherdata) values (nextval('sequence_name',moredata);
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> You could also create the table using nextval as the default
> value of p_key. You may wish to create a unique_index on
> p_key, but nextval is guaranteed not to generate duplicates
> unless you allow it to rollover.
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> Marc Zuckman
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