Re: currval, lastval, nextvar?

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:

> "A. Kretschmer" <andreas.kretschmer@schollglas.com> writes:
> > Yes. You don't need call nextval.
>
> Well, you do, but the point is that the default expression for a
> serial column includes the nextval() call.  Look at the table with
> \d, eg
>
> So if you do an insert that doesn't provide a value for that column,
> the nextval is done implicitly.

Right, i know.

You don't need call nextval _explicit_, okay?



Andreas
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