RE: Unknown values in int8 fields?

I've not been following this too closely but it sounds like you are
trying to COPY records from table A to table B, where the table B
also includes a serial value.

Here's an easy trick which I'm pretty sure will work: instead of
using COPY use SELECT INTO. It's much slower but I think it will
do the trick.

Good luck! HTH.

-Robby

-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Chris Ruprecht
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 9:06 PM
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: [SQL] Unknown values in int8 fields?


Hi Chris,

When I load records with copy <table> from ... And one of the fields (last
one) is left empty, I want the default of nextval('sequence_table') to kick
in - but it doesn't.
Now, the field with a unique index on it stays blank. No big deal if I could
go and say 'update rate set recno = nextval('sequence_rate') where recno = 0
- but it's not that easy as the recno is not 0 but - hmm  what? What can I
check for? I tried '?' and ? And 0 and ... And ... And ... But nothing works
... Now what?

Best regards
Chris


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