Okey dokey Thanks! On Mon, Oct 19, 2020, 2:53 PM David G. Johnston <david.g.johns...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 19, 2020 at 1:13 PM PG Doc comments form < > nore...@postgresql.org> wrote: > >> The following documentation comment has been logged on the website: >> >> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/13/functions-sequence.html >> Description: >> >> This page: >> https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/functions-sequence.html >> doesn't seem to mention that there's a way to get the "cross session" >> current value of a sequence: >> https://stackoverflow.com/a/12482716/32453 >> >> > That page says "sequences are single row tables" which means you can query > them, it also links to CREATE SEQUENCE where "SELECT * FROM sequence_name" > is described explicitly, plus there is the implied existence of catalog > entries. That seems sufficient given that such usage is not all that > useful and so less is more when it comes to pointing it out to users who > should just stick to the provided functions. > > David J. > >
