Re: DB class, MySQL and nextId()

> If you want abstraction then I guess you will just have to trust that we > know what we are doing. Then I would be very interested in learning how, during the development of PEAR DB, you envisioned the sequence functionality working when used against a table using auto_increment and having pre-existing records? W/o the need to go back and refactor all the existing code to use PEAR DB... > I am not aware that Java even bothers to abstract this sort of thing .. > anyways I dont see where we are to blame for this fact. I don't see that you are to blame either, per se. But since each RDBMS has it's own driver class, I don't see why the functionality wasn't developed to take into consideration each RDBMS' individual quirks. > If I sound a bit miffed it might be a result of the fact that none of > you have bothered to search the archives or have tried to keep a polite > tone in your questions. If I came across as impolite, I apologize. I was frustrated after trying many different work arounds that didn't really work w/o becoming really cludgy. Chris