many thanks! ya'll have been a GREAT help!
rjsjr
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org
> [mailto:pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Roberto Mello
> Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2001 10:21 AM
> To: Robert J. Sanford, Jr.
> Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
> Subject: Re: RE: [SQL] how do i...
>
>
> On Sun, Aug 12, 2001 at 12:11:10AM -0500, Robert J.
> Sanford, Jr. wrote:
> >
> > i have now discovered that every row in every table is
> > automatically given a globally unique OID. that's pretty
> > cool. that means that i don't have to personally create
> > an OID column for every table. excellent.
> >
> > i also enjoy that i can use the OID as an index on tables.
> > nice, very nice. thank you for making my life easier.
>
> It's not a good idea to use OIDs as your primary keys
> as pointed out
> by someone else. Look in the documentation for the SERIAL
> datatype. It
> will create sequences for you and do the equivalent of what
> you see in the
> AUTOINCREMENT types in Access.
>
> -Roberto
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