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>33.31. <TT
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>sequences</TT
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>   The view <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>sequences</TT
> contains all sequences
   defined in the current database.  Only those sequences are shown
   that the current user has access to (by way of being the owner or
   having some privilege).
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>Table 33-29. <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>sequences</TT
> Columns</B
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>sequence_catalog</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>sql_identifier</TT
></TD
><TD
>Name of the database that contains the sequence (always the current database)</TD
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>sequence_schema</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>sql_identifier</TT
></TD
><TD
>Name of the schema that contains the sequence</TD
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><TD
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>sequence_name</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>sql_identifier</TT
></TD
><TD
>Name of the sequence</TD
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>data_type</TT
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><TT
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>character_data</TT
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>       The data type of the sequence.  In
       <SPAN
CLASS="PRODUCTNAME"
>PostgreSQL</SPAN
>, this is currently always
       <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>bigint</TT
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>numeric_precision</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>cardinal_number</TT
></TD
><TD
>       This column contains the (declared or implicit) precision of
       the sequence data type (see above).  The precision indicates
       the number of significant digits.  It can be expressed in
       decimal (base 10) or binary (base 2) terms, as specified in the
       column <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>numeric_precision_radix</TT
>.
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>numeric_precision_radix</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>cardinal_number</TT
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>       This column indicates in which base the values in the columns
       <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>numeric_precision</TT
> and
       <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>numeric_scale</TT
> are expressed.  The value is
       either 2 or 10.
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>numeric_scale</TT
></TD
><TD
><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>cardinal_number</TT
></TD
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>       This column contains the (declared or implicit) scale of the
       sequence data type (see above).  The scale indicates the number
       of significant digits to the right of the decimal point.  It
       can be expressed in decimal (base 10) or binary (base 2) terms,
       as specified in the column
       <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>numeric_precision_radix</TT
>.
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>maximum_value</TT
></TD
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><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>cardinal_number</TT
></TD
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>Not yet implemented</TD
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>minimum_value</TT
></TD
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><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>cardinal_number</TT
></TD
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>Not yet implemented</TD
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><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>increment</TT
></TD
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><TT
CLASS="TYPE"
>cardinal_number</TT
></TD
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>Not yet implemented</TD
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><TD
><TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>cycle_option</TT
></TD
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><TT
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>character_data</TT
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>Not yet implemented</TD
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