well... first, the proper syntax for an INSERT query starts with INSERT INTO, not just INSERT ...
second, by default, multiple statements are NOT supported in mysql db - do you have multiple statements enabled for this dsn in mysql? third: cf8 has a cfquery attribute RESULT, which, when utilised properly, can return the new generated PK. check the cfml reference for details. if you do not have one - download a free pdf from adobe.com. for mysql db the variable is GENERATED_KEY... Azadi Saryev Sabai-dee.com http://www.sabai-dee.com/ Chad Gray wrote: > I am trying to use the MySQL function LAST_INSERT_ID() in a CFquery tag and > get this error. > > Error Executing Database Query. > You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to > your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '; SELECT > LAST_INSERT_ID() AS UserID' at line 4 > > INSERT users (Foo, Foo1, Foo2) > VALUES ('test', 'test', 'test'); > SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID() AS UserID; > > If I run this query in MySQL Front it works fine. It returns the last > UserID. If I run this code inside of CFQuery I get the error. > > Any ideas why it is not working in a CFQUery tag? > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:320590 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
