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["Thompson, Bill D (London)" <bill_d_thompson AT ml.com>]

Shaun, Rob,

It looks like MySQL has a feature called an "AUTO_INCREMENT" column on
tables.
This looks very much like an identity column in SQL Server, AFAICT from
a quick google.
If this is what you're after, I'd do as Rob suggests.

You'd have to "select @@IDENTITY" after your insert and then bring the
value back into your program by binding and fetching, as you would in a
normal select.

Bill 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:freetds-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Owen, Robert
Sent: 03 March 2005 10:06
To: FreeTDS Development Group
Subject: RE: [freetds] Return the InsertID after an Insert?


Do you mean the identity value from a table?

If so suggest RETURN @@IDENTITY and use the return value in db-lib

Rob.

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:freetds-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of craigs
Sent: 03 March 2005 10:02
To: FreeTDS Development Group
Subject: Re: [freetds] Return the InsertID after an Insert?


I should have explained it better! what i mean is the row number the 
Insert was inserted into, in MySQL its a function called 
mysql_insert_id, eg..

row no.       data
3               Aston Villa
4               Man Utd.

if i inserted Arsenal next the row would be 5, thats what i want to 
return.  Is this possible in freetds or will i just have to do another 
query?

Thanks,
Shaun.

Thompson, Bill D (London) wrote:

>Shaun
>
>AFAIK, there's no such concept as an "insert ID" in sql server.
>What does it represent in MySQL ? 
>You can get a "number of rows affected" value...
>
>Bill
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:freetds-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of craigs
>Sent: 03 March 2005 09:55
>To: FreeTDS Development Group
>Subject: [freetds] Return the InsertID after an Insert?
>
>
>Is it possible in db-lib to return the insertid of a record when its 
>inserted, eg. insertid = dbsqlexec("Insert into .....etc") I know this
>can be done in mysql but dont know about ms sql, any info would be
>great.
>
>Shaun.
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