On Tue, Nov 01, 2005 at 02:22:07PM -0800, Bob Pawley wrote: > On data entry I want the serial number generated in process.fluid_id > to be transferred to column specification.fluid_id. This sounds like the same thing you asked last week. Was the example in the following message not helpful? Did I misunderstand what you're trying to do? http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2005-10/msg01695.php > A simple insert/select command will transfer the serial number but > entering a second row then employing an insert/select command violates > the p_k unique rule. Could you provide an example of what you're doing to get this error? -- Michael Fuhr ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not match