Hi, On 9 March 2012 05:20, Scott Marlowe <scott.marlowe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 11:16 AM, <mgould@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> In some languges you can use set l_localid = @@identity which returns >> the value of the identity column defined in the table. How can I do >> this in Postgres 9.1 > > Assuming you created a table like so: > > smarlowe=# create table test (id serial,info text); > NOTICE: CREATE TABLE will create implicit sequence "test_id_seq" for > serial column "test.id" > CREATE TABLE > > Then use returning: > > smarlowe=# insert into test (info) values ('this is a test') returning id; You can use lastval() or currval() functions: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/functions-sequence.html -- Ondrej Ivanic (ondrej.ivanic@xxxxxxxxx) -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general