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Resetting Auto-Incrementing IDs in PostgreSQL
DO
$$
DECLARE
rec RECORD;
lastId INT;
BEGIN
FOR rec IN (SELECT table_name
FROM information_schema.tables
WHERE table_schema = (SELECT current_schema())
AND table_type = 'BASE TABLE')
LOOP
RAISE NOTICE 'Processing table: %', rec.table_name;
BEGIN
EXECUTE 'SELECT COALESCE(MAX(id), 0) FROM ' || rec.table_name INTO lastId;
EXECUTE 'ALTER SEQUENCE ' || rec.table_name || '_id_seq RESTART WITH ' || (lastId + 1);
EXCEPTION
WHEN others THEN
RAISE NOTICE 'Error occurred for table %: %', rec.table_name, SQLERRM;
END;
END LOOP;
END;
$$;
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