RE: [PHP] RE: non-auto increment question

From: Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:50:43 +0000
Subject: RE: [PHP] RE: non-auto increment question
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On Thu, 2009-02-26 at 13:44 -0500, Jerry Schwartz wrote: > >Here's how I mostly do it (albeit simplified): > > > >$query = "INSERT INTO sometable[C*âÓÐÚÉBíšã$ > >(title,content) > >VALUES('$title','$content')"; > >$result = mysql_query($query); > >$autoId = mysql_insert_id($result); > > > >$query = "INSERT INTO > >another_table(link_id,value) > >VALUES($autoId,'$value'); > >$result = mysql_query($query); > > > >No need to call another query to retrieve the last inserted id, as it is > >tied to the last query executed within this session. > > > > > >Ash > >www.ashleysheridan.co.uk > > [JS] Ashley is absolutely right, I'd forgotten about the mysql_insert_id > shorthand. (I'm a one-man band, and for the last week or two I've been > immersed in VB for Access forms.) Not only is she right, but her way is > better. Presumably a language's internal code is maintained as the specific > database changes. You can make yourself more independent of the specific > database by using the PDO abstraction, although I would save that for a > rainy weekend. > > Regards, > > Jerry Schwartz > The Infoshop by Global Information Incorporated > 195 Farmington Ave. > Farmington, CT 06032 > > 860.674.8796 / FAX: 860.674.8341 > > www.the-infoshop.com > www.giiexpress.com > www.etudes-marche.com > > > > > > > I just checked, and yep, I'm definitely still a he ;) Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk

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