Re: Complexity of contrib types

> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> >
> > We could create a function that returned the previously inserted oid,
> > and use that in the next query.
> >
> >         insert into test values (4);
> >         update test3 set val = lastoid();
> >
> > Just remember the lastoid inserted in the backend code.  Seems easy.  Do
> > you want it added to the TODO list.
>
> Yes. It could be used in several places.
>
> But I'm currently not aware about the future of oid's 'at the large'.
>
> I have understood that we are on a way of getting rid of OIDs for
> non-system tables (and having to re-implement them using triggers
> and sequences where/when needed)?

OIDs are in SQL-92(?), so we will have to keep them.  I believe we may
someday make them optional on user tables.

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