If you have no permission or inclination to actually define something in the database, here is a shell-based alternative: --- # psql -Aqt -U evaristesys_adm -d evaristesys \ -c "SELECT sequence_name FROM information_schema.sequences WHERE sequence_schema = 'public' ORDER BY sequence_name;" \ | while read SEQ; do echo -n "$SEQ: "; psql -Aqt -U evaristesys_adm -d evaristesys -c "SELECT last_value FROM $SEQ;"; done --- -- Alex -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/