Re: using a sequence inside an insert trigger

From: Steve Butler <sbut-is_at_seatimes.com>
Date: 1995/04/19
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950419120316.24924A-100000_at_seatimes>#1/1

On 18 Apr 1995, Anna Horton wrote:
> no I can't change the project is too far along ). I am trying to mimic
> the action of the automatic counter field using SEQUENCE and an insert
> trigger on the table. PL/SQL does not appear to allow the use of a
> sequence in the body of the PL/SQL. Is a stored procedure and some hack
> on the access side of the equation the only way to do this?

It should work in the straight forward manner. Perhaps you could post the trigger code (or relevant parts)?

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