RE: TeraScript-Talk: ACTIONRESULTS for Insert

2013-10-21 Thread Robert Shubert
@ACTIONRESULT is deprecated Usually you need to execute a second query to get the ID. I don’t know how to do that in FMP, but, for example, in SQL Server you execute “SELECT @@IDENTITY” immediately after an INSERT and it returns the auto-increment primary key of the record just inserted.

Re: TeraScript-Talk: ACTIONRESULTS for Insert

2013-10-21 Thread Beverly Voth
FileMaker doesn't return IDENTITY like SQL/MySQL. I used to make sure I set a field with a value that I could find again just after insert. SELECT the record, get the recid, and probably clear that field with an UPDATE to the record. It's been a few years, but this method should work whether

Re: TeraScript-Talk: ACTIONRESULTS for Insert

2013-10-21 Thread Wayne Irvine
Thanks Beverly, that's the method I have always used previously. Guess it's still the way to do it in my case. Wayne On 22/10/2013, at 6:24 AM, Beverly Voth beverlyv...@gmail.com wrote: FileMaker doesn't return IDENTITY like SQL/MySQL. I used to make sure I set a field with a value that I

RE: TeraScript-Talk: ACTIONRESULTS for Insert

2013-10-21 Thread Robert Shubert
I think it supports transactions, if it does you should be able to do: Open transaction Insert new record into table Select MAX(ID) from table Close transaction Robert From: Wayne Irvine [mailto:wa...@byteserve.com.au] Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 7:44 PM To: