Ivan Sergio Borgonovo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> insert into mytop (id,n) select id, nextval('tmp_seq')
> from biglist join mylist on biglist.id=mylist
> order by biglist.something limit 3;
I suspect you are expecting the nextval()s to be done after the LIMIT,
but actually they'll most likely be done before it, ie you're getting
a lot of unintended nextvals happening. Try doing the ORDER BY/LIMIT
in a sub-select.
regards, tom lane
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