Michael Fuhr <mike@xxxxxxxx> writes: > On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 12:19:56PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote: >> Usually you do something like >> select setval('seq_name', (select max(idcol) from table) + 1); >> after loading data into the table. > Is "+ 1" necessary with the two-parameter form of setval()? Given the docs you quoted, no --- I was just too lazy to look up whether it set is_called or not. With the +1 you don't have to think ;-) regards, tom lane