FROM 'input_file';
SELECT setval('serial', max(id)) FROM distributors;
END;</PRE
><P></P
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="REFSECT1"
><A
NAME="AEN72339"
></A
><H2
>Compatibility</H2
><P
>   <TT
CLASS="COMMAND"
>CREATE SEQUENCE</TT
> conforms to the <ACRONYM
CLASS="ACRONYM"
>SQL</ACRONYM
>
   standard, with the following exceptions:
   <P
></P
></P><UL
><LI
><P
>      The standard's <TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>AS &lt;data type&gt;</TT
> expression is not
      supported.
     </P
></LI
><LI
><P
>      Obtaining the next value is