But if this is the MyISAM table type, and you performed an insert, then a delete, your MAX + 1 would get the next value of the series, but the auto_increment will actually use MAX + 2. Correct? Is there a system call to find out what MySQL will use next rather than the highest + 1?
# Nathan ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Montebello" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Joel Wickard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 4:16 PM Subject: Re: next insert id 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
