diff --git a/include/mdbtools.h b/include/mdbtools.h
index 306ebce..356f4bf 100644
--- a/include/mdbtools.h
+++ b/include/mdbtools.h
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	guint16		tab_first_dpg_offset;
 	guint16		tab_cols_start_offset;
 	guint16		tab_ridx_entry_size;
-	guint16		col_fixed_offset;
+	guint16		col_flags_offset;
 	guint16		col_size_offset;
 	guint16		col_num_offset;
 	guint16		tab_col_entry_size;
@@ -280,6 +280,8 @@ typedef struct {
 	/* numerics only */
 	int		col_prec;
 	int		col_scale;
+	unsigned char     is_long_auto;
+	unsigned char     is_uuid_auto;
 	MdbProperties	*props;
 	/* info needed for handling deleted/added columns */
 	int 		fixed_offset;
@@ -460,6 +462,7 @@ extern void mdb_init_backends();
 extern void mdb_register_backend(MdbBackendType *backend, char* (*quote_name)(const char*), char *backend_name);
 extern void mdb_remove_backends();
 extern int  mdb_set_default_backend(MdbHandle *mdb, const char *backend_name);
+extern char *mdb_get_sequences(MdbCatalogEntry *entry, char *namespace, int sanitize);
 extern char *mdb_get_relationships(MdbHandle *mdb);
 
 /* sargs.c */
diff --git a/src/libmdb/backend.c b/src/libmdb/backend.c
index d688ad4..0820bd5 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/backend.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/backend.c
@@ -274,6 +274,89 @@ int mdb_set_default_backend(MdbHandle *mdb, const char *backend_name)
 	}
 }
 
+/**
+ * mdb_get_sequences
+ * @mdb: Handle to open MDB database file
+ *
+ * Generates sequences and set default values
+ *
+ * Returns: a string stating that relationships are not supported for the
+ *   selected backend, or a string containing SQL commands for setting up
+ *   the sequences, tailored for the selected backend.
+ *   Returns NULL on last iteration.
+ *   The caller is responsible for freeing this string.
+ */
+char *mdb_get_sequences(MdbCatalogEntry *entry, char *namespace, int sanitize)
+{
+	MdbTableDef *table;
+	MdbHandle *mdb = entry->mdb;
+	int i;
+	int backend = 0;  /* Backends: 1=oracle, 2=postgres */
+	const char *quoted_table_name;
+	char *result = NULL;
+	char tmp[4*512+512]; /* maximum size is 4 quoted names + some constants */
+
+
+	if (is_init == 1) { /* the second time through */
+		is_init = 0;
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	is_init = 1;
+	/* the first time through */
+
+	if (!strcmp(mdb->backend_name, "postgres")) {
+		backend = 2;
+	} else {
+		return (char *) g_strconcat(
+			"-- sequences are not supported for ",
+			mdb->backend_name, NULL);
+	}
+
+	/* get the columns */
+	table = mdb_read_table (entry);
+
+	/* get the columns */
+	mdb_read_columns (table);
+
+	if (sanitize)
+		quoted_table_name = sanitize_name(table->name);
+	else
+		quoted_table_name = mdb->default_backend->quote_name(table->name);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < table->num_cols; i++) {
+		MdbColumn *col;
+		col = g_ptr_array_index (table->columns, i);
+		if (col->is_long_auto) {
+			const char *quoted_column_name;
+			char sequence_name[256+1+256+4+1];
+			const char *quoted_sequence_name;
+			quoted_column_name = mdb->default_backend->quote_name(col->name);
+			sprintf(sequence_name, "%s_%s_seq", entry->object_name, col->name);
+			quoted_sequence_name = mdb->default_backend->quote_name(sequence_name);
+			sprintf (tmp, "CREATE SEQUENCE %s OWNED BY %s.%s;\n", quoted_sequence_name, quoted_table_name, quoted_column_name);
+			if (result) {
+				result = realloc(result, strlen(result) + strlen(tmp) + 1); /* sentry */
+				strcat(result, tmp);
+			} else
+				result = strdup(tmp);
+			/* after that point, result can't be NULL any more */
+
+			sprintf (tmp, "ALTER TABLE %s ALTER COLUMN %s SET DEFAULT pg_catalog.nextval('%s');\n\n",
+				quoted_table_name, quoted_column_name, quoted_sequence_name);
+			result = realloc(result, strlen(result) + strlen(tmp) + 1); /* sentry */
+			strcat(result, tmp);
+
+			free((void*)quoted_column_name);
+			free((void*)quoted_sequence_name);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!result)
+		is_init = 0;
+	return result;
+}
+
+
 /**
  * mdb_get_relationships
  * @mdb: Handle to open MDB database file
diff --git a/src/libmdb/file.c b/src/libmdb/file.c
index 697f423..663129b 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/file.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/file.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	guint16		tab_first_dpg_offset;
 	guint16		tab_cols_start_offset;
 	guint16		tab_ridx_entry_size;
-	guint16		col_fixed_offset;
+	guint16		col_flags_offset;
 	guint16		col_size_offset;
 	guint16		col_num_offset;
 	guint16		tab_col_entry_size;
diff --git a/src/libmdb/table.c b/src/libmdb/table.c
index 64e3ccb..be311b3 100644
--- a/src/libmdb/table.c
+++ b/src/libmdb/table.c
@@ -249,10 +249,12 @@ GPtrArray *mdb_read_columns(MdbTableDef *table)
 			pcol->col_scale = col[12];
 		}
 
-		// col_fixed_offset == 13 or 15
-		pcol->is_fixed = col[fmt->col_fixed_offset] & 0x01 ? 1 : 0;
+		// col_flags_offset == 13 or 15
+		pcol->is_fixed = col[fmt->col_flags_offset] & 0x01 ? 1 : 0;
+		pcol->is_long_auto = col[fmt->col_flags_offset] & 0x04 ? 1 : 0;
+		pcol->is_uuid_auto = col[fmt->col_flags_offset] & 0x40 ? 1 : 0;
 
-		// col_fixed_offset == 13 or 15
+		// tab_col_offset_fixed == 14 or 21
 		pcol->fixed_offset = mdb_get_int16(col, fmt->tab_col_offset_fixed);
 		//fprintf(stdout,"fixed column offset %d\n",pcol->fixed_offset);
 		//fprintf(stdout,"col type %s\n",pcol->is_fixed ? "fixed" : "variable");
diff --git a/src/util/mdb-schema.c b/src/util/mdb-schema.c
index 6fd36db..8ec3f84 100644
--- a/src/util/mdb-schema.c
+++ b/src/util/mdb-schema.c
@@ -128,7 +128,9 @@ generate_table_schema(MdbCatalogEntry *entry, char *namespace, int sanitize)
 	unsigned int i;
 	MdbColumn *col;
 	char* table_name;
+	char* quoted_table_name;
 	char* quoted_name;
+	char* sql_sequences;
 
 	if (namespace) {
 		table_name = malloc(strlen(namespace)+strlen(entry->object_name)+1);
@@ -139,20 +141,18 @@ generate_table_schema(MdbCatalogEntry *entry, char *namespace, int sanitize)
 		table_name = strdup(entry->object_name);
 	}
 	if (sanitize)
-		quoted_name = sanitize_name(table_name);
+		quoted_table_name = sanitize_name(table_name);
 	else
-		quoted_name = mdb->default_backend->quote_name(table_name);
+		quoted_table_name = mdb->default_backend->quote_name(table_name);
 	free(table_name);
 
 	/* drop the table if it exists */
-	fprintf (stdout, "DROP TABLE %s;\n", quoted_name);
+	fprintf (stdout, "DROP TABLE %s;\n", quoted_table_name);
 
 	/* create the table */
-	fprintf (stdout, "CREATE TABLE %s\n", quoted_name);
+	fprintf (stdout, "CREATE TABLE %s\n", quoted_table_name);
 	fprintf (stdout, " (\n");
 
-	free(quoted_name);
-
 	table = mdb_read_table (entry);
 
 	/* get the columns */
@@ -188,8 +188,36 @@ generate_table_schema(MdbCatalogEntry *entry, char *namespace, int sanitize)
 	} /* for */
 
 	fprintf (stdout, ");\n");
+
+	fprintf (stdout, "-- CREATE SEQUENCES ...\n");
+	fprintf (stdout, "\n");
+
+	while ((sql_sequences = mdb_get_sequences(entry, namespace, sanitize)))
+		fprintf(stdout, sql_sequences);
+
+	/*
+	for (i = 0; i < table->num_cols; i++) {
+		col = g_ptr_array_index (table->columns, i);
+		if (col->is_long_auto) {
+			char sequence_name[256+1+256+4]; // FIXME
+			char *quoted_column_name;
+			quoted_column_name = mdb->default_backend->quote_name(col->name);
+			sprintf(sequence_name, "%s_%s_seq", entry->object_name, col->name);
+			quoted_name = mdb->default_backend->quote_name(sequence_name);
+			fprintf (stdout, "CREATE SEQUENCE %s;\n", quoted_name);
+			fprintf (stdout, "ALTER TABLE %s ALTER COLUMN %s SET DEFAULT pg_catalog.nextval('%s');\n",
+				quoted_table_name, quoted_column_name, quoted_name);
+			free(quoted_column_name);
+			free(quoted_name);
+		}
+
+	}
+	*/
+
 	fprintf (stdout, "-- CREATE ANY INDEXES ...\n");
 	fprintf (stdout, "\n");
 
+	free(quoted_table_name);
+
 	mdb_free_tabledef (table);
 }