Hey Julie, Thanks for replying, Actually the ID field is not null,primary and auto_increment.
Thanks for the URL but in my message I did quote the line from that same url (http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-insert-id.php) I just need to get the ID of the just inserted record. Any ideas? Cheers, -Ryan. > r> I am inserting a row into a table with this structure > r> id (auto increment) > ... > > Assuming you mean ID int not null primary key auto_increment (or > something like that). > > r> Then according to the manual I have to use (to quote) > r> "printf ("Last inserted record has id %d\n", mysql_insert_id());" > > r> will this return the row number or the "id" fields value..? > > FYI, you could: > a) try it and see > b) see what the manual has to say: http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.mysql-insert-id.php > > The answer is "Gets the id generated from the previous INSERT > operation". > > > - Julie > > --> Julie Meloni > --> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --> www.thickbook.com > > Find "Sams Teach Yourself MySQL in 24 Hours" at > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0672323494/thickbookcom-20 > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
