> Is there a formal way to set an initial value for a PRIMARY KEY > when CREATE TABLE ? (This would be some large number, > typically.)
I am not sure exact what you are looking for, but have you already looked at the default clause of the create table statement? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/sql-createtable.html#AEN43517 Regards, Richard Broersma Jr. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org/