Re: [GENERAL] Is there an auto incrementing number field?

Ar ha.  I see it all now.  I tired to figure it out from that rather cryptic
detail in the docs. and couldn't make anything work.  Now I know what it
does, I'll try again.

thanks folks
bc


----- Original Message -----
From: dustin sallings <dustin@spy.net>
To: Robert Chalmers <robert@chalmers.com.au>
Cc: <pgsql-general@hub.org>
Sent: Thursday, 24 June 1999 4:37
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Is there an auto incrementing number field?


> On Thu, 24 Jun 1999, Robert Chalmers wrote:
>
> There has been for a while, it's called serial.
>
> // I'm looking through the 6.5 specs, and wondering if there is an
> // Auto-Incrementing field in this release?
> //
> // of if not, is there a way of achieving this end? So that as I add a new
> // record to a table, it's '#ID' for example is automatically added. 1, 2,
3,
> // 4,... and so on
> //
> // thanks
> // Bob
> //
> // ---  http://4qir.quantum-radio.net.au - Where Only The Dedicated
Survive!
> // 4QIR Quantum Radio. Bringing you the original sounds of AFVN, with some
of
> // the
> // original DJ's - back on air - and supporting not only the original
Vets, in
> // comprehensive AFVN Archives, but putting together segments for the
fighting
> // men and
> // women of todays services all around the world. World Music, for people
of
> // the world.
> //
> //
> //
> //
>
> --
> Principal Member Technical Staff, beyond.com    The world is watching
America,
> pub  1024/3CAE01D5 1994/11/03 Dustin Sallings <dustin@spy.net>
> |    Key fingerprint =  87 02 57 08 02 D0 DA D6  C8 0F 3E 65 51 98 D8 BE
> L______________________________________________ and America is watching
TV. __
>
>