> Sequences, if I got that right, need the new value to be stored > immediately, i.e. outside of an active transaction. This requires a > second connection to the database which probably causes more > implementation work for my web application.
You mean real sequences? As with Oracle? Then no, you can use the values to whatever purpose you like. An Oracle/InterBase/Firebird/DB2/any decent DBMS Sequence is a separate metadata object with the only purpose to generate sequential numbers. Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL, NexusDB, Oracle & MS SQL Server Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com My thoughts: http://blog.upscene.com/martijn/ Database development questions? Check the forum! http://www.databasedevelopmentforum.com > I don't need LOCK TABLES anymore now. And at last, I can say that this > is indeed not a simple topic as I've thought and maybe I've read most of > the related documentation now anyway... -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
