On 14/03/2010 16:21, fkater@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > (2) > If I need to go the long way and replace the OIDs with > SERIALs first, updating all relations to it etc: Would a > dump/restore then restore the original values in a SERIAL > column? So-called SERIAL types are actually just integer columns which take nextval('some_sequence') as their DEFAULT, so yes - if you first replace your OIDs with serials, the values will still be there after a dump/restore. This is probably the more robust way to go long-term. Ray. -- Raymond O'Donnell :: Galway :: Ireland rod@xxxxxx -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general