Hi,
Simple question, which is probably something obvious I'm missing. If
anyone can tell me better how to do what I'm doing, go for it!
This is for a billing system, and I want PostgreSQL to generate unique
reference numbers for each invoice that is something more meaningful
than 1, 2, 3 etc.
So, what I'm trying to do is use a primary key to generate invoice
numbers such as "INV0000001", "INV0000002" etc. Obviously a sequence
generates the increments, but when I try formatting it, it adds a space
at the beginning of the number. Here's the "default value" for the
primary key field:
(('INV'::text ||
to_char((nextval('customer_customer_id_seq'::regclass))::integer,
'0000000'::text)))::character varying
However what I end up with is: "INV 0000012"
If I take the "INV" portion out, and simply try and format the sequence
generated, I still get the space added: " 0000013"
(to_char((nextval('customer_customer_id_seq'::regclass))::integer,
'0000000'::text))::character varying
The field is defined as a varchar(10), which allows the 3-digit "INV",
and 7 numeric digits. I have tried defining it as char(10) but still
get the same.
This is on PostgreSQL 8.1.4, Windows XP.
Thanks
Andy
