Thanks, I found it but I wasn't sure if it could be changed between my INSERT and the SELECT LAST..() by another instance of my application.
I'll suck-it-and-see ! Matt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The good ol' LAST_INSERT_ID() function is what you probably need. Check it > out in manual. > > Lian > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Matt Hyne [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 5:58 AM >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Getting the unique auto-increment primary key after an insert >> >> >> >> Hi Folks, needs a little advice. >> >> I have a table that contains a unique auto-incrementing primary key >> called 'id' (eg 1,2,3,4...). When inserting data, I let mySQL allocate >> the value that goes into this field. >> >> Now I want to insert a new row into this table and get the 'id' value >> that mySQL has allocated (so I can then do some more work such as >> attaching a filename called 'id'.xxx). >> >> Can someone suggest a good way to do this ? I thought of maybe doing a >> "SELECT MAX(id) FROM table" first and then using id+1 as the new 'id' >> for the next entry but this is frought with danger as someone could come >> along and insert a new entry between my SELECT and INSERT. >> >> Because 'id' is the only guaranteed unique column, I cannot think of a >> way to do a SELECT after an INSERT to get back the 'id' of the last thing inserted. >> >> Can anyone help ? >> >> Matt >> >> >> -- >> MySQL General Mailing List >> For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql >> To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
