Try putting this into a stored proc and trying it. I am using SQL 2000 and I have no problem doing this.
Clint -----Original Message----- From: Rick Walters [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 2:02 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: SQL Server 2000 and @@Identity Hi List, I recently upgraded from SQLServer7 to 2k and the @@identity in the code below now returns a null string. Anyone know why this might be happening? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~code block~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <!--- insert user info ---> <cfquery name="insertPeople" datasource="#dsn#"> set nocount on insert into people (password, username) values ('something', 'testuser123456') SELECT lastid = @@identity set nocount off </cfquery> <!--- capture the peopleid from the previous query ---> <cfset thepeopleid=#insertPeople.lastid#> <!--- insert associated user detail ---> <cfquery name="insertDetail" datasource="#dsn#"> insert into people_detail (peopleid, firstname, lastname) values (#thepeopleid#, 'firstname', 'lastname') </cfquery> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~end code block~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks for the help. Good Fortune, Richard Walters, Webmaster, Davita Laboratory Services [EMAIL PROTECTED] (800) 604-5227 x 3525 DaVita Inc. ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists