On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:29:51 -0700 Bill <pg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The PostgresSQL 8.3 help file clearly shows that lastval() does not > take a sequence as a parameter and the description i is "Return the > value most recently returned by |nextval| in the current session. > This function is identical to |currval|, except that instead of > taking the sequence name as an argument it fetches the value of the > last sequence that |nextval| was used on in the current session. It > is an error to call |lastval| if |nextval| has not yet been called in > the current session." Is the help incorrect? No. Joshua D. Drake > > Bill -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate
