am Mon, dem 15.01.2007, um 10:57:17 -0800 mailte Albert folgendes:
> Hi all. I have this issue: I need to load a value for an integer field
> (with auto increment) which I implemented with a serial type and to
> avoid inserts with that value in this field. The task is for a
> distributed program I'm creating and I wonder if there is an efficient
> solution for it.
>
> I thought about setting the current value of the sequence when loading
> the needed value..is it a solution? Is there something more efficient?
A squence with a gap?
See http://a-kretschmer.de/diverses.shtml -> "A Sequence with a gap".
I hope this can solve your problem.
Andreas
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