Re: session_id

--- Michael Fuhr <__> wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 17, 2004 at 06:25:25AM -0800, Riccardo G. Facchini wrote:
> > 
> > --- Richard Huxton <__> wrote:
> > >
> > > Add a new sequence to your database:
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > Good idea, but it won't work for what I need.
> > I'll be able to do get the nextval('my_session_id') as soon as the
> > session initiates, but my problem is that I need to make all the
> > subsecuent actions aware of that particular value. using
> > currval('my_session_id') is not good, as any other session is
> likely to
> > also change my_session_id to another value.
> 
> Where did you get the idea that currval() would be affected by other
> sessions?  Richard mentioned that sequences are concurrency-safe,
> as does the documentation.
> 
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/functions-sequence.html
> 
> Can you give us an example of where this wouldn't work?
> 

No, I can't provide it because your'e right. currval() is NOT affected
by other sessions.

Thanks anyway for the suggestion, using pg_backend_pid() solved the
uniqueness I needed. I'll keep the nextval/currval for another
opportunity.

thanks to all for the support!