Restated in TODO: * Allow [INSERT/UPDATE] ... RETURNING new.col or old.col (Philip) > At 09:14 8/07/00 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote: > >> hi, > >> > >> threre are a postgresql/mysql comparative. > >> You can get something for the TODO: > >> > >> http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/tim20000705.php3?page=1 > >> > >> regards, > >> > > > >Thanks. Yes, I have added to the TODO list: > > > > * Add function to return primary key value on INSERT > > I had a look at the page and could not see the reference, so this > suggestion may be inappropriate, but... > > How about something more general - an incredibly useful feature of Dec/Rdb is: > > insert into t1(...) values(...) returning attr-list > > which is like performing a select directly after the insert. The same kind > of syntax applies to updates as well, eg. > > update t1 set f1 = 2 where <stuff> returning f1, f2, f3; > > Perhaps your original suggestion is a lot easier, but this is a convenient > feature... > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Philip Warner | __---_____ > Albatross Consulting Pty. Ltd. |----/ - \ > (A.C.N. 008 659 498) | /(@) ______---_ > Tel: (+61) 0500 83 82 81 | _________ \ > Fax: (+61) 0500 83 82 82 | ___________ | > Http://www.rhyme.com.au | / \| > | --________-- > PGP key available upon request, | / > and from pgp5.ai.mit.edu:11371 |/ > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [EMAIL PROTECTED] | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026
