From: Harald Fuchs <hf0923x@protecting.net>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: serial in output
Date: 04 Nov 2005 15:03:01 +0100
Message-ID: <87mzkk4iju.fsf@srv.protecting.net> (raw)
References: <20051028111824.C8C7DDA53F@svr1.postgresql.org>
In article <20051028111824.C8C7DDA53F@svr1.postgresql.org>,
"alessandra de gregorio" <adegregorio@fgscapital.com> writes:
> Hi,
> What function should I use to get a serial number, together with my results,
> from a query?
> Ex. Of output I want:
> 1 ooo pp ij
> 2 hou joo iu
> 3 bhi ft yh
> Basically, I would like to have one column with integers, from 1 onwards, no
> matter how many tables I join in, or the data that I get back.
I'd do it in application code, but if you insist on doing it at the
SQL layer:
CREATE TEMPORARY SEQUENCE tmpseq;
SELECT nextval('tmpseq'), othercols... FROM ...
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