How about using a UUID for the primary key and then you wouldn't have to do the select?
- Calvin -----Original Message----- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 2:23 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Get New Record ID in mySQL Aaron Rouse wrote: > I am not familar with MySQL but what would be the advantage of using > that function over just using > > <cftransaction> > <cfquery ...>INSERT INTO myTABLE (myCOLUMNS) VALUES (myVALUES) > </cfquery> <cfquery ... name="get"> SELECT MAX(ID) AS NewID FROM > myTABLE </cfquery> </cftransaction> This does not guarantee to give the right result. You need a SERIALIZABLE transaction to be guaranteed to get the right result, but that isolation level has a very high concurrency penalty (if it is even implemented correctly for the table handler). Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:208647 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
