diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index 87618d53ecf..7d97465073d 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Fri Aug 29 21:40:10 EDT 2003 + Last updated: Mon Sep 1 12:47:42 EDT 2003 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -916,7 +916,8 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe) Finally, you could use the OID returned from the INSERT statement to look up the default value, though this is probably the least portable - approach. In Perl, using DBI with Edmund Mergl's DBD::Pg module, the + approach, and the oid value will wrap around when it reaches 4 + billion. In Perl, using DBI with Edmund Mergl's DBD::Pg module, the oid value is made available via $sth->{pg_oid_status} after $sth->execute(). diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 15455d041cf..10e269cf0d6 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ alink="#0000ff">
Last updated: Fri Aug 29 21:40:10 EDT 2003
+Last updated: Mon Sep 1 12:47:42 EDT 2003
Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
@@ -1152,7 +1152,8 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe)
Finally, you could use the OID
returned from the INSERT statement to look up the
- default value, though this is probably the least portable approach.
+ default value, though this is probably the least portable approach,
+ and the oid value will wrap around when it reaches 4 billion.
In Perl, using DBI with Edmund Mergl's DBD::Pg module, the oid
value is made available via $sth->{pg_oid_status} after
$sth->execute().