Re: [GENERAL] using ID as a key

ya, and there is always this listing to ask ;-)

On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Bruce Momjian wrote:

> > Marc Tardif wrote:
> > >
> > > I recommend you read Momjian's online book, very informative and provides
> > > all the necessary information about using various kinds of id's:
> > > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/aw_pgsql_book/index.html
> >
> > In glancing at Momjian's stuff on this just now, I noticed the book
> > could leave the first-time reader with the impression that both OIDs
> > and sequences (ie, SERIAL) are viable choices for use as primary keys
> > (unintentionally?).  Sequences and SERIALs are not mentioned until
> > after a long example of how to do primary keys with OIDs.
>
> Don't glance.  Read the whole chapter.  It will be clear.  If people get
> the wrong impression by reading part of the chapter, well, it's their
> fault.
>
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