Re: Last insert id

Andrei Bintintan wrote:
> "Is it safe to use "select max(table1_id) from table1" after the insert?"
> 
> Yes it is safe, but ONLY if you use it inside a transaction.(BEGIN/COMMIT).
> 
> BR.
> 

Hi,
I think it would be safe to use :
select currval('tablename_idname_seq');
inside a session to receive the current value of the sequence that feeds 
the serial column (i.e. the last inserted value on that session). Every 
other session is irrelevant (as the currval returns the session-specific 
value).
If I understand correctly, it doesn't even need the transaction to be 
open (in which case all consecutive inserts on the same table would block).

M.K.
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> On Behalf Of mixo
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 9:24 AM
> To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
> Subject: [SQL] Last insert id
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> I have three tables which are related a serial field, table1_id, in on of
> the tables. Updating the tables is done through a transaction. My problem
> is, once I have insert  a row in the first tables with table1_id, I need for
> the other two tables. How can I get this? Is it safe to use "select
> max(table1_id) from table1" after the insert?
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