glad to help! -----Original Message----- From: Dan O'Keefe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 10:49 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: @@Identity returns excessive records
Mark, That was it. I will have to look at some other places that I do that becuase I usually specify the table name for readability purposes. Thanks much, Dan On 8/17/05, Mark A Kruger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dan, > > Simple.... You don't need the "from tblArActivtyNote" > > Change it to this: > > INSERT INTO tblArActivityNote (patientID,UserID,note) > VALUES(238,1,'Letter 2 printed & mailed for DOS(s)' + ' 01/19/04') > > SELECT @@IDENTITY as ID > > go > > > Your code would be analogous to saying: > > select 'Mark' as myName FROM users > > Such a query would always return the same number of rows as "select *" - > with a single column (myName) populated with "Mark". > > > Rember if you are inserting to multiple tables in the same block use the > scope_identity(). > > Here's a blog entry with some tips on it. > > http://mkruger.cfwebtools.com/index.cfm?mode=alias&alias=identity%20after%20 > insert > > > -Mark > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dan O'Keefe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:12 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: @@Identity returns excessive records > > > If I copy and paste my tSQL into query analyzer: > > INSERT INTO tblArActivityNote (patientID,UserID,note) > VALUES(238,1,'Letter 2 printed & mailed for DOS(s)' + ' 01/19/04') > go > select @@IDENTITY as ID from tblArActivityNote > go > > My PK-IdentityID column in tblAractivityNote is AractivityNoteID. If > the insert created a AractivityNoteID= 295256, the select @@identity > returns 295256 rows with the same value, 295256. > > Weird, huh? > > On 8/17/05, Mark A Kruger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dan, > > > > Please explain "When I run it manually in ISQLW, I get the identity key, > but > > I get the same key in as many rows as there are in the table, which is > > 295K + rows." .... you mean you get back the same number regardless of the > > number of inserts? > > > > -mark > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dan O'Keefe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 8:57 AM > > To: CF-Talk > > Subject: @@Identity returns excessive records > > > > > > I have an insert query, select the @@identity, and then insert into > > another table. Common scenario, but all of a sudden, after a dozen or > > so iterations, it just starts to die. I found it is dying getting the > > identity. When I run it manually in ISQLW, I get the identity key, but > > I get the same key in as many rows as there are in the table, which is > > 295K + rows. > > > > The identity column is my primary key for the table and there are no > > triggers on this table. SCOPE_IDENTITY() returns the same results. > > > > Any ideas? > > Dan > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:215433 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
