Adam Rich wrote: > > The short answer is that Adam's statement is wrong, or at least > > misleading. > > Sorry Tom, I wasn't trying to do either. Joshua Drake (who I understand > to be a reliable source of postgresql information) said that applying > a sequence to a column after creation created issues, versus using the > serial type which did not.
He is wrong in that you *can* attach the same information that SERIAL does if you use ALTER SEQUENCE .. OWNED BY after the fact. If you don't, then he's right. pg_dump does use the OWNED BY stuff. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. - Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
