On 4 Dec 2006 at 15:40, Bob Pawley wrote: > When a row is deleted the serial number and oid are also deleted. The > sequence then has gaps which are inadmissible. This is an issue which has come up at various times on this list in the past - it may be worth having a look through the archives. Here's one recent thread: http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2006-08/msg00535.php --Ray. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Raymond O'Donnell Director of Music, Galway Cathedral, Galway, Ireland rod@xxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------