Thanks for your reply, but I'm using postgresql. Mysql is irrelevant for me.
-----Original Message----- From: Marek Kilimajer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 7:41 PM To: PHP Subject: Re: [PHP] Auto-increment value MySQL has |LAST_INSERT_ID() function, try it ("SELECT ||LAST_INSERT_ID()")| Faisal Abdullah wrote: >Would a "select last_value from sequence_name" do any good? >Is there a possibility that I get a value from the outcome of >a nextval by another session? > >Meaning, I do an insert 1, 2, 3, 4 >A 'select last_value from sequence_name' should give me '4'. > >But what if another user/session does another insert/nextval(), >before my select statement finishes processing? Would I get >a 5? > >Sincerely, >Faisal > >-----Original Message----- >From: Faisal Abdullah [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 6:37 PM >To: PHP >Subject: RE: [PHP] Auto-increment value > > >I tried that. It gives me 24807, instead of 5. >Or is oid is a reference to something else, which would >lead me to the '5' i'm looking for? > >-- snip snip -- > >if($result = pg_exec($db, $sql)) > { > $query = "success"; > echo "oid : " .pg_last_oid($result); > } > >-- snip snip -- > >Sincerely, >Faisal > >-----Original Message----- >From: Marek Kilimajer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 5:42 PM >To: PHP >Subject: Re: [PHP] Auto-increment value > > >As he uses postgresql, he should use *pg_last_oid()* > >Scott Houseman wrote: > > > >>Hi there. >> >>You can use the function mysql_insert_id( [link id] ). >> >>regards >> >>Scott >> >>Faisal Abdullah wrote: >> >> >> >>>Hi people, >>> >>>I have a table with a column called ID (auto-increment). >>>Is it possible to know the value of ID, right after inserting a row? >>>I'm using postgresql. >>> >>>Thanks. >>> >>>Sincerely, >>>Faisal >>> >>>______________________________________ >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php ______________________________________ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
