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author | 2008-12-07 10:25:55 -0500 | |
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committer | 2008-12-07 10:25:55 -0500 | |
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Sequences
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diff --git a/doc/manual.tex b/doc/manual.tex index 83ce8867..95d2d548 100644 --- a/doc/manual.tex +++ b/doc/manual.tex @@ -1187,4 +1187,14 @@ $$\begin{array}{l} \mt{val} \; \mt{delete} : \mt{fields} ::: \{\mt{Type}\} \to \mt{sql\_table} \; \mt{fields} \to \mt{sql\_exp} \; [\mt{T} = \mt{fields}] \; [] \; [] \; \mt{bool} \to \mt{dml} \end{array}$$ +\subsubsection{Sequences} + +SQL sequences are counters with concurrency control, often used to assign unique IDs. Ur/Web supports them via a simple interface. The only way to create a sequence is with the $\mt{sequence}$ declaration form. + +$$\begin{array}{l} + \mt{type} \; \mt{sql\_sequence} \\ + \mt{val} \; \mt{nextval} : \mt{sql\_sequence} \to \mt{transaction} \; \mt{int} +\end{array}$$ + + \end{document}
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