"Gary Chambers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 8.2.1 documentation, section 30.4: > SELECT lo_creat(-1); -- returns OID of new, empty large object
That works for me ... > The documentation states that a new, empty oid is returned if -1 is passed > to either lo_creat or lo_create. It says no such thing about lo_create(). Now AFAICS lo_creat() doesn't pay any attention to its argument --- the fact that it even takes one is historical. So -1 or any other input value would behave the same. But lo_create(-1) would try to create a LO numbered 2^32-1 which would work the first time and not thereafter. > This returns 2^32-1 on every invocation. Passing a zero seems to work > correctly, however. Looking at the code, it appears that lo_create(0) will behave like lo_creat(), that is create a LO with an unspecified OID. Your report seems a bit confused. Want to test a little more and try again? regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq