Re: INSERT requires SERIAL column?

On February 27, 2002 02:50 am, Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> > Question:
> > Is this really necessary or am I missing something?
> > I thought specifying SERIAL columns is not neccessary in INSERT
> > statements.
>
> You need to specify the columns to insert into, skipping over the SERIAL
> column:

Good advice for any INSERT statement except perhaps one time queries typed
directly into the monitor.  Databases change and INSERT statements in code
that assume otherwise can bite you on the ass in hard to find ways.

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