Re: SEQUENCE primary key

In PostgreSQL 8 and up:

SELECT lastval();

gustavo halperin wrote:

> Hello
>
> I have a question, if I have a table with a SEQUENCE primary key, that
> obviously, I doesn't give in each new row inserted. For example if the
> table locks:
>  CREATE SEQUENCE id_seq;
>  CREATE TABLE table (     id    integer         DEFAULT
> nextval('id_seq')  CONSTRAINT table_id PRIMARY KEY,
>    arg1 integer,
>    arg2 integer
>  )
>
> How can I know which id receive each new row. I mean,
>
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> suddenly  I insert one row (*) with the arg1 and arg2 . So ...,  there
> are something that I receive back ?? Some pointer, something? There
> are any way to know which number receive my row ?
>
> Thank you,
>   Gustavo
>
> (*) This process can be multi-thread. In my case I use the libraries
> with the wxWidget project with the class wxDbTable.
>
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