SELECT MAX(id) FROM table;
will get you the highest value for 'id', that +1 will be the 'next' value, until someone inserts a new row into that table. james montebello On Tue, 29 Jan 2002, Joel Wickard wrote: > database,sql,query,table > > > I need to find out what the next value will be in an auto_increment field > will be. could someone help me out with the select statement? > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
