diff --git a/src/backend/commands/Makefile b/src/backend/commands/Makefile
index 2886af835deec45c1ed0cc46d999e57d71131c64..036ece80d1df5412fbd60d664d8e4a84c029b5fc 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/Makefile
+++ b/src/backend/commands/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #    Makefile for commands
 #
 # IDENTIFICATION
-#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/Makefile,v 1.2 1996/11/03 23:57:17 scrappy Exp $
+#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/Makefile,v 1.3 1997/04/02 03:51:23 vadim Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ CFLAGS+=$(INCLUDE_OPT)
 
 OBJS = async.o creatinh.o command.o copy.o defind.o define.o \
        purge.o remove.o rename.o vacuum.o version.o view.o cluster.o \
-       recipe.o explain.o
+       recipe.o explain.o sequence.o
 
 all: SUBSYS.o
 
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/sequence.c b/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7ebba3eace7ce66d02a963e6e4bc347100d95078
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/commands/sequence.c
@@ -0,0 +1,552 @@
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *
+ * sequence.c--
+ *    PostgreSQL sequences support code.
+ *
+ *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <postgres.h>
+
+#include <storage/bufmgr.h>
+#include <storage/bufpage.h>
+#include <storage/lmgr.h>
+#include <access/heapam.h>
+#include <nodes/parsenodes.h>
+#include <commands/creatinh.h>
+#include <commands/sequence.h>
+#include <utils/builtins.h>
+
+#define SEQ_MAGIC     0x1717
+
+#define SEQ_MAXVALUE	((int4)0x7FFFFFFF)
+#define SEQ_MINVALUE	-(SEQ_MAXVALUE)
+
+bool ItsSequenceCreation = false;
+
+typedef struct FormData_pg_sequence {
+	NameData	sequence_name;
+	int4		last_value;
+	int4		increment_by;
+	int4		max_value;
+	int4		min_value;
+	int4		cache_value;
+	char		is_cycled;
+	char		is_called;
+} FormData_pg_sequence;
+
+typedef FormData_pg_sequence   *SequenceTupleForm;
+
+typedef struct sequence_magic {
+	uint32 magic;
+} sequence_magic;
+
+typedef struct SeqTableData {
+	char			*name;
+	Oid			relid;
+	Relation		rel;
+	int4			cached;
+	int4			last;
+	int4			increment;
+	struct SeqTableData	*next;
+} SeqTableData;
+
+typedef SeqTableData *SeqTable;
+
+static SeqTable seqtab = NULL;
+
+static SeqTable init_sequence (char *caller, char *name);
+static SequenceTupleForm read_info (char * caller, SeqTable elm, Buffer * buf);
+static void init_params (CreateSeqStmt *seq, SequenceTupleForm new);
+static int get_param (DefElem *def);
+
+/*
+ * DefineSequence --
+ *		Creates a new sequence relation
+ */
+void
+DefineSequence (CreateSeqStmt *seq)
+{
+    FormData_pg_sequence new;
+    CreateStmt *stmt = makeNode (CreateStmt);
+    ColumnDef  *coldef;
+    TypeName   *typnam;
+    Relation rel;
+    Buffer buf;
+    PageHeader page;
+    sequence_magic *sm;
+    HeapTuple tuple;
+    TupleDesc tupDesc;
+    Datum value[SEQ_COL_LASTCOL];
+    char null[SEQ_COL_LASTCOL];
+    int i;
+
+    /* Check and set values */
+    init_params (seq, &new);
+
+    /*
+     * Create relation (and fill null[] & value[])
+     */
+    stmt->tableElts = NIL;
+    for (i = SEQ_COL_FIRSTCOL; i <= SEQ_COL_LASTCOL; i++)
+    {
+    	typnam = makeNode(TypeName);
+    	typnam->setof = FALSE;
+    	typnam->arrayBounds = NULL;
+    	coldef = makeNode(ColumnDef);
+    	coldef->typename = typnam;
+    	null[i-1] = ' ';
+
+	switch (i)
+	{
+	    case SEQ_COL_NAME:
+    		typnam->name = "name";
+    		coldef->colname = "sequence_name";
+	    	value[i-1] = PointerGetDatum (seq->seqname);
+    		break;
+	    case SEQ_COL_LASTVAL:
+    		typnam->name = "int4";
+    		coldef->colname = "last_value";
+	    	value[i-1] = Int32GetDatum (new.last_value);
+    		break;
+	    case SEQ_COL_INCBY:
+    		typnam->name = "int4";
+    		coldef->colname = "increment_by";
+	    	value[i-1] = Int32GetDatum (new.increment_by);
+    		break;
+	    case SEQ_COL_MAXVALUE:
+    		typnam->name = "int4";
+    		coldef->colname = "max_value";
+	    	value[i-1] = Int32GetDatum (new.max_value);
+    		break;
+	    case SEQ_COL_MINVALUE:
+    		typnam->name = "int4";
+    		coldef->colname = "min_value";
+	    	value[i-1] = Int32GetDatum (new.min_value);
+    		break;
+	    case SEQ_COL_CACHE:
+    		typnam->name = "int4";
+    		coldef->colname = "cache_value";
+	    	value[i-1] = Int32GetDatum (new.cache_value);
+    		break;
+	    case SEQ_COL_CYCLE:
+    		typnam->name = "char";
+    		coldef->colname = "is_cycled";
+	    	value[i-1] = CharGetDatum (new.is_cycled);
+    		break;
+	    case SEQ_COL_CALLED:
+    		typnam->name = "char";
+    		coldef->colname = "is_called";
+	    	value[i-1] = CharGetDatum ('f');
+    		break;
+    	}
+    	stmt->tableElts = lappend (stmt->tableElts, coldef);
+    }
+    
+    stmt->relname = seq->seqname;
+    stmt->archiveLoc = -1;		/* default */
+    stmt->archiveType = ARCH_NONE;
+    stmt->inhRelnames = NIL;
+    
+    ItsSequenceCreation = true;		/* hack */
+
+    DefineRelation (stmt);
+
+    /* Xact abort calls CloseSequences, which turns ItsSequenceCreation off */
+    ItsSequenceCreation = false;	/* hack */
+
+    rel = heap_openr (seq->seqname);
+    Assert ( RelationIsValid (rel) );
+
+    RelationSetLockForWrite (rel);
+
+    tupDesc = RelationGetTupleDescriptor(rel);
+    
+    Assert ( RelationGetNumberOfBlocks (rel) == 0 );
+    buf = ReadBuffer (rel, P_NEW);
+
+    if ( !BufferIsValid (buf) )
+    	elog (WARN, "DefineSequence: ReadBuffer failed");
+
+    page = (PageHeader) BufferGetPage (buf);
+
+    PageInit((Page)page, BufferGetPageSize(buf), sizeof(sequence_magic));
+    sm = (sequence_magic *) PageGetSpecialPointer (page);
+    sm->magic = SEQ_MAGIC;
+
+    /* Now - form & insert sequence tuple */
+    tuple = heap_formtuple (tupDesc, value, null);
+    heap_insert (rel, tuple);
+
+    if ( WriteBuffer (buf) == STATUS_ERROR )
+    	elog (WARN, "DefineSequence: WriteBuffer failed");
+
+    RelationUnsetLockForWrite (rel);
+    heap_close (rel);
+    
+    return;
+
+}
+
+
+int4
+nextval (struct varlena * seqin)
+{
+    char *seqname = textout(seqin);
+    SeqTable elm;
+    Buffer buf;
+    SequenceTupleForm seq;
+    ItemPointerData iptr;
+    int4 incby, maxv, minv, cache;
+    int4 result, next, rescnt = 0;
+
+    /* open and WIntentLock sequence */
+    elm = init_sequence ("nextval", seqname);
+    
+    if ( elm->last != elm->cached )		/* some numbers were cached */
+    {
+    	elm->last += elm->increment;
+    	return (elm->last);
+    }
+
+    seq = read_info ("nextval", elm, &buf);	/* lock page and read tuple */
+    
+    next = result = seq->last_value;
+    incby = seq->increment_by;
+    maxv = seq->max_value;
+    minv = seq->min_value;
+    cache = seq->cache_value;
+
+    if ( seq->is_called != 't' )
+    	rescnt++;			/* last_value if not called */
+
+    while ( rescnt < cache )		/* try to fetch cache numbers */
+    {
+    	/* 
+    	 * Check MAXVALUE for ascending sequences
+    	 * and MINVALUE for descending sequences
+    	 */
+    	if ( incby > 0 )		/* ascending sequence */
+    	{
+    	    if ( ( maxv >= 0 && next > maxv - incby)  ||
+    			( maxv < 0 && next + incby > maxv ) )
+    	    {
+    	    	if ( rescnt > 0 )
+    	    	    break;		/* stop caching */
+    	    	if ( seq->is_cycled != 't' )
+    	    	    elog (WARN, "%s.nextval: got MAXVALUE (%d)", 
+    						seqname, maxv);
+	    	next = minv;
+	    }
+	    else
+    		next += incby;
+	}
+	else				/* descending sequence */
+	{
+	    if ( ( minv < 0 && next < minv - incby ) ||
+	    		( minv >= 0 && next + incby < minv ) )
+    	    {
+    	    	if ( rescnt > 0 )
+    	    	    break;		/* stop caching */
+    	    	if ( seq->is_cycled != 't' )
+    	    	    elog (WARN, "%s.nextval: got MINVALUE (%d)", 
+    						seqname, minv);
+	    	next = maxv;
+	    }
+	    else
+    		next += incby;
+    	}
+    	rescnt++;			/* got result */
+    	if ( rescnt == 1 )		/* if it's first one - */
+    	    result = next;		/* it's what to return */
+    }
+
+    /* save info in local cache */
+    elm->last = result;			/* last returned number */
+    elm->cached = next;			/* last cached number */
+
+    /* save info in sequence relation */
+    seq->last_value = next;		/* last fetched number */
+    seq->is_called = 't';
+    
+    if ( WriteBuffer (buf) == STATUS_ERROR )
+    	elog (WARN, "%s.nextval: WriteBuffer failed", elm->name);
+
+    ItemPointerSet(&iptr, 0, FirstOffsetNumber);
+    RelationUnsetSingleWLockPage (elm->rel, &iptr);
+
+    return (result);
+    
+}
+
+
+int4
+currval (struct varlena * seqin)
+{
+    char *seqname = textout(seqin);
+    SeqTable elm;
+    Buffer buf;
+    SequenceTupleForm seq;
+    ItemPointerData iptr;
+    int4 result;
+
+    /* open and WIntentLock sequence */
+    elm = init_sequence ("currval", seqname);
+    
+    if ( elm->last != elm->cached )	/* some numbers were cached */
+    {
+    	return (elm->last);		/* return last returned by nextval */
+    }
+    
+    seq = read_info ("currval", elm, &buf);
+
+    if ( seq->is_called != 't' )
+    {
+    	elog (WARN, "%s.currval: yet undefined (%s.nextval never called)",
+    			seqname, seqname);
+    }
+    result = seq->last_value;
+    
+    if ( ReleaseBuffer (buf) == STATUS_ERROR )
+    	elog (WARN, "%s.currval: ReleaseBuffer failed", seqname);
+
+    ItemPointerSet(&iptr, 0, FirstOffsetNumber);
+    RelationUnsetSingleWLockPage (elm->rel, &iptr);
+
+    return (result);
+    
+}
+
+static SequenceTupleForm
+read_info (char * caller, SeqTable elm, Buffer * buf)
+{
+    ItemPointerData iptr;
+    PageHeader page;
+    ItemId lp;
+    HeapTuple tuple;
+    sequence_magic *sm;
+    SequenceTupleForm seq;
+
+    ItemPointerSet(&iptr, 0, FirstOffsetNumber);
+    RelationSetSingleWLockPage (elm->rel, &iptr);
+
+    if ( RelationGetNumberOfBlocks (elm->rel) != 1 )
+    	elog (WARN, "%s.%s: invalid number of blocks in sequence", 
+    			elm->name, caller);
+    
+    *buf = ReadBuffer (elm->rel, 0);
+    if ( !BufferIsValid (*buf) )
+    	elog (WARN, "%s.%s: ReadBuffer failed", elm->name, caller);
+
+    page = (PageHeader) BufferGetPage (*buf);
+    sm = (sequence_magic *) PageGetSpecialPointer (page);
+    
+    if ( sm->magic != SEQ_MAGIC )
+    	elog (WARN, "%s.%s: bad magic (%08X)", elm->name, caller, sm->magic);
+
+    lp = PageGetItemId (page, FirstOffsetNumber);
+    Assert (ItemIdIsUsed (lp));
+    tuple = (HeapTuple) PageGetItem ((Page) page, lp);
+    
+    seq = (SequenceTupleForm) GETSTRUCT(tuple);
+    
+    elm->increment = seq->increment_by;
+
+    return (seq);
+
+}
+
+
+static SeqTable
+init_sequence (char * caller, char * name)
+{
+    SeqTable elm, priv = (SeqTable) NULL;
+    SeqTable temp;
+        
+    for (elm = seqtab; elm != (SeqTable) NULL; )
+    {
+    	if ( strcmp (elm->name, name) == 0 )
+    	    break;
+    	priv = elm;
+    	elm = elm->next;
+    }
+    
+    if ( elm == (SeqTable) NULL )			/* not found */
+    {
+    	temp = (SeqTable) malloc (sizeof(SeqTableData));
+    	temp->name = malloc (strlen(name) + 1);
+    	strcpy (temp->name, name);
+    	temp->rel = (Relation) NULL;
+    	temp->cached = temp->last = temp->increment = 0;
+    	temp->next = (SeqTable) NULL;
+    }
+    else						/* found */
+    {
+    	if ( elm->rel != (Relation) NULL)		/* already opened */
+    	    return (elm);
+    	temp = elm;
+    }
+    	
+    temp->rel = heap_openr (name);
+
+    if ( ! RelationIsValid (temp->rel) )
+    	elog (WARN, "%s.%s: sequence does not exist", name, caller);
+
+    RelationSetWIntentLock (temp->rel);
+    
+    if ( temp->rel->rd_rel->relkind != RELKIND_SEQUENCE )
+    	elog (WARN, "%s.%s: %s is not sequence !", name, caller, name);
+
+    if ( elm != (SeqTable) NULL )	/* we opened sequence from our */
+    {					/* SeqTable - check relid ! */
+    	if ( RelationGetRelationId (elm->rel) != elm->relid )
+    	{
+    	    elog (NOTICE, "%s.%s: sequence was re-created",
+    	    	name, caller, name);
+    	    elm->cached = elm->last = elm->increment = 0;
+    	    elm->relid = RelationGetRelationId (elm->rel);
+    	}
+    }
+    else
+    {
+    	elm = temp;
+    	elm->relid = RelationGetRelationId (elm->rel);
+    	if ( seqtab == (SeqTable) NULL )
+    	    seqtab = elm;
+    	else
+    	    priv->next = elm;
+    }
+    	
+    return (elm);
+    
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * CloseSequences --
+ *		is calling by xact mgr at commit/abort.
+ */
+void
+CloseSequences (void)
+{
+    SeqTable elm;
+    Relation rel;
+        
+    ItsSequenceCreation = false;
+    
+    for (elm = seqtab; elm != (SeqTable) NULL; )
+    {
+	if ( elm->rel != (Relation) NULL )	/* opened in current xact */
+	{
+	    rel = elm->rel;
+    	    elm->rel = (Relation) NULL;
+    	    RelationUnsetWIntentLock (rel);
+    	    heap_close (rel);
+    	}
+    	elm = elm->next;
+    }
+
+    return;
+    
+}
+
+
+static void 
+init_params (CreateSeqStmt *seq, SequenceTupleForm new)
+{
+    DefElem *last_value = NULL;
+    DefElem *increment_by = NULL;
+    DefElem *max_value = NULL;
+    DefElem *min_value = NULL;
+    DefElem *cache_value = NULL;
+    List *option;
+    
+    new->is_cycled = 'f';
+    foreach (option, seq->options)
+    {
+    	DefElem *defel = (DefElem *)lfirst(option);
+    	
+    	if ( !strcasecmp(defel->defname, "increment") )
+    	    increment_by = defel;
+    	else if ( !strcasecmp(defel->defname, "start") )
+    	    last_value = defel;
+    	else if ( !strcasecmp(defel->defname, "maxvalue") )
+    	    max_value = defel;
+    	else if ( !strcasecmp(defel->defname, "minvalue") )
+    	    min_value = defel;
+    	else if ( !strcasecmp(defel->defname, "cache") )
+    	    cache_value = defel;
+    	else if ( !strcasecmp(defel->defname, "cycle") )
+    	{
+    	    if ( defel->arg != (Node*) NULL )
+    	    	elog (WARN, "DefineSequence: CYCLE ??");
+    	    new->is_cycled = 't';
+    	}
+    	else
+    	    elog (WARN, "DefineSequence: option \"%s\" not recognized",
+    	    			defel->defname);
+    }
+
+    if ( increment_by == (DefElem*) NULL )	/* INCREMENT BY */
+    	new->increment_by = 1;
+    else if ( ( new->increment_by = get_param (increment_by) ) == 0 )
+    	elog (WARN, "DefineSequence: can't INCREMENT by 0");
+
+    if ( max_value == (DefElem*) NULL )		/* MAXVALUE */
+    	if ( new->increment_by > 0 )
+	    new->max_value = SEQ_MAXVALUE;	/* ascending seq */
+	else
+	    new->max_value = -1;			/* descending seq */
+    else
+    	new->max_value = get_param (max_value);
+
+    if ( min_value == (DefElem*) NULL )		/* MINVALUE */
+    	if ( new->increment_by > 0 )
+	    new->min_value = 1;			/* ascending seq */
+	else
+	    new->min_value = SEQ_MINVALUE;	/* descending seq */
+    else
+    	new->min_value = get_param (min_value);
+    
+    if ( new->min_value >= new->max_value )
+    	elog (WARN, "DefineSequence: MINVALUE (%d) can't be >= MAXVALUE (%d)", 
+    		new->min_value, new->max_value);
+
+    if ( last_value == (DefElem*) NULL )	/* START WITH */
+	if ( new->increment_by > 0 )
+	    new->last_value = new->min_value;	/* ascending seq */
+	else
+	    new->last_value = new->max_value;	/* descending seq */
+    else
+    	new->last_value = get_param (last_value);
+
+    if ( new->last_value < new->min_value )
+    	elog (WARN, "DefineSequence: START value (%d) can't be < MINVALUE (%d)", 
+    		new->last_value, new->min_value);
+    if ( new->last_value > new->max_value )
+    	elog (WARN, "DefineSequence: START value (%d) can't be > MAXVALUE (%d)", 
+    		new->last_value, new->max_value);
+
+    if ( cache_value == (DefElem*) NULL )	/* CACHE */
+    	new->cache_value = 1;
+    else if ( ( new->cache_value = get_param (cache_value) ) <= 0 )
+    	elog (WARN, "DefineSequence: CACHE (%d) can't be <= 0", 
+    			new->cache_value);
+
+}
+
+
+static int
+get_param (DefElem *def)
+{
+    if ( def->arg == (Node*) NULL )
+    	elog (WARN, "DefineSequence: \"%s\" value unspecified", def->defname);
+
+    if ( nodeTag (def->arg) == T_Integer )
+    	return (intVal (def->arg));
+    
+    elog (WARN, "DefineSequence: \"%s\" is to be integer", def->defname);
+    return (-1);
+}