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To: Steve Midgley <public@misuse.org>
cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Negative numbers for PK/ID's? 
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Comments: In-reply-to Steve Midgley <public@misuse.org>
	message dated "Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:42:20 -0800"
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:23:25 -0500
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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Steve Midgley <public@misuse.org> writes:
> I'm wondering if there are any Bad Things that happen if I use negative 
> integers for primary key values in Postgres (v8.2)?

No.

			regards, tom lane