From: John Fabiani <johnf@jfcomputer.com>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Cc: Richard Broersma <richard.broersma@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: updating a sequence
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:28:23 -0800
Message-ID: <201111151628.23731.johnf@jfcomputer.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CABvLTWGNa470FXAR=zXu_PeFJ9GtQ-MPAcDfq=Bq7vPVuF2drA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <201111150806.30911.johnf@jfcomputer.com>
<CABvLTWGNa470FXAR=zXu_PeFJ9GtQ-MPAcDfq=Bq7vPVuF2drA@mail.gmail.com>
On Tuesday, November 15, 2011 08:33:54 am Richard Broersma wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 8:06 AM, John Fabiani <johnf@jfcomputer.com> wrote:
> > alter sequence somename restart with (select max(pk) from sometable).
> >
> > I need this for automating an ETL (using pentaho).
>
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/interactive/functions-sequence.html#FUNC
> TIONS-SEQUENCE-TABLE
I don't see how that helps answer my problem. I know how to update a
sequence. I want to pass a value for the restart vaue that depends on a query
- all in one statement. I would think it is a common problem i.e. migrating
data.
Thanks,
Johnf
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