Re: Class ADODB - Method GenID() in MySQL

Wouldn't this: $id = mysql_insert_id(); $query = "UPDATE tablename SET id=" . ($id + 1); $result = mysql_query($query); Be a little simpler. But like I said, I'm confused over the need for this in the first place, seeing as how an "auto_incremented" primary key is self-descriptive. or are you saving this somewhere else in the DB? On 7/19/06, chris smith <dmagick@gmail.com> wrote:

On 7/19/06, Renne Rocha <rennerocha@gmail.com> wrote: Hello, I am using the ADODB class to connect to a MySQL server. I am trying to generate an ID with the method GenID(), but when I tried this: $id = $db->GenID('table'); The value of $id is equal to zero. I know that MySQL doesn't use sequences like PostgreSQL does (I've used this code in a PostgreSQL project), but in the documentation of ADODB I saw that it is possible to use it. Is there any trick about how to make it work? You'll need to insert a value into the table first, then you can do: $query = "UPDATE tablename SET id=LAST_INSERT_ID(id+1)"; $result = mysql_query($query); $id = mysql_insert_id(); This is in the mysql docs somewhere... -- Postgresql & php tutorials http://www.designmagick.com/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php

-- "I'm American, fatboy. What's your excuse?"