I'm doing something similar - using a control table, dropping and creating
the serial column and updating in a manner that does the job.
It works - barely. I am seeking a more elegent and stable method. Having a
simple update recognizing the row numbers (in version 1.6.1) would be
better - perhaps.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Raymond O'Donnell" <rod@iol.ie>
To: <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>
Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PG Admin
> On 4 Dec 2006 at 15:40, Bob Pawley wrote:
>
>> When a row is deleted the serial number and oid are also deleted. The
>> sequence then has gaps which are inadmissible.
>
> This is an issue which has come up at various times on this list in
> the past - it may be worth having a look through the archives. Here's
> one recent thread:
>
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2006-08/msg00535.php
>
>
> --Ray.
>
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