Alex Curvers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Whats the preferred syntax to insert values in multiple (related) tables
> I insert one record, then i need the ID of the inserted value to add it
> the with the other inserts
>
> with MSSQL stored procs its
>
> INSERT INTO .....................................
> SELECT @MyID = @@IDENTITY
>
> after that you can use @MyID
>
> So whats the preferred method with MySQL, is there a easy way to get the
> Identity back from a just inserted record, or do i just have to do a
> select based on a value i did just insert ?
>
Use AUTO_INCREMENT column and LAST_INSERT_ID() function to retrieve most recent
auto_increment value:
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/example-AUTO_INCREMENT.html
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/Information_functions.html
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