Listing Post Ids within loop on page? - wordpress

Is there anyway to list the post IDs for all the posts in the loop on a page in Wordpress?
Id like to make a navigation bar out of the current posts on the page.
Wordpress 3.3
Thanks!!

Use query_posts() to get all posts and loop through it for ids, example:
<?php
// The Query
query_posts( $args );
// The Loop
while ( have_posts() ) : the_post();
echo '<li>';
the_title();
echo '</li>';
endwhile;
// Reset Query
wp_reset_query();
?>

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?>
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