Why not just do something like this (sql server) Insert into table (cols) values (values) select @@IDENTITY as maxid
-----Original Message----- From: daniel kessler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 11, 2005 11:32 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: retrieve ID from db insert I don't know SPs yet, but that's an interesting idea. I'll have to look into that when I get time. >Or if you wanted to do it all in one "tag" you could just put it into a SP >and run it that way. There are of course various views as to the added >advantage of doing this, you can swearch through the list archives for all >of those. :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:211541 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54