X-Original-To: pgsql-sql-postgresql.org@localhost.postgresql.org Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.144]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4DA2452E93 for ; Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:33:11 -0300 (ADT) Received: from svr1.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 11541-08 for ; Mon, 15 Aug 2005 00:33:10 +0000 (GMT) Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (sss.pgh.pa.us [66.207.139.130]) by svr1.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DB9652C58 for ; Sun, 14 Aug 2005 21:33:08 -0300 (ADT) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j7F0XBvg005014; Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:33:11 -0400 (EDT) To: "tgh002" Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: insert into / select from / serial problem In-reply-to: <1123643026.939110.310310@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> References: <1123643026.939110.310310@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com> Comments: In-reply-to "tgh002" message dated "09 Aug 2005 20:03:47 -0700" Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:33:11 -0400 Message-ID: <5013.1124065991@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.006 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.006] X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200508/87 X-Sequence-Number: 22315 "tgh002" writes: > I am using a insert statement like: > INSERT INTO newtable > SELECT field1, field2 FROM anothertable > newtable structure is: serial, varchar, varchar > What syntax do I use to insert the serial field? I think you want to just let it default, which you'd do with, say, INSERT INTO newtable (fielda, fieldb) SELECT field1, field2 FROM anothertable regards, tom lane