Re: [GENERAL] Questions regarding OID

1999-06-26 Thread Anonymous
Each record has an oid, which is assured to be unique in that database. Thus you can use it for your purpose, I believe. To fine the oid with any record, just: SELECT oid,* from mytable; The OID is always there, and you don't have to add it - you just don't see it uless you specifically ask

Re: [GENERAL] Questions regarding OID

1999-06-25 Thread Anonymous
> Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 23:00:25 +0800 (PHT) > From: Richi Plana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Precedence: bulk > > Hi, > > I'm trying to use PostgreSQL data type oid and I have a couple of > questions about it: > >

Re: [GENERAL] Questions regarding OID

1999-06-25 Thread Anonymous
Richi Plana wrote: > I'm trying to use PostgreSQL data type oid and I have a couple > 2) Can it be used together with NOT NULL or PRIMARY KEY? oid data type is a 4 byte integer and as far as I know can be used pretty much the same way.

[GENERAL] Questions regarding OID

1999-06-25 Thread Anonymous
Hi, I'm trying to use PostgreSQL data type oid and I have a couple of questions about it: 1) (Most important) Where can I find documentation covering the use of OIDs in PostgreSQL? The only doc which discusses it somewhat that I've seen is the FAQ (and it just tells people what OIDs are) 2) Can