On Jan 7, 2008 3:57 PM, Jack Albright <
jack@mobiusnm.com> wrote:
I'm new to the list and new to postgreSQL.
I usually work in mySQL.
I'm using NaviCat to manipulate my postgreSQL db.
QUESTION:
What is the best way for a novice like me to make my primary key ID
column auto-increment? It is a basic integer column.
Also, do I need to set a default value for my primary keys?
In MySQL (using phpMyAdmin) it's a simple matter of checking a
checkbox. What is the recommended way to do this in postgres?
A column of type "serial" will be a simple integer column that gets its values from a sequence, which will be automatically created. In other words:
create table junktable (
pk1 serial primary key
);
will get you what you want. Check out the docs for the "serial" column type.
Sean