Check out http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/interactive/functions-sequence.html You'll want to use something like "SELECT currval('<name of sequence>')". The thing is, your orderid field in orderstemp has a sequence which it uses to grab the next value. The currval function called with the name of the sequence as the parameter will give you results as you are accustomed to. However, it is a separate query and must be treated as such. Note that you need to call it using the same database connection. And sequences are special - they always update and do not roll back with failed transactions. If you used default serial notation in your create table statement, your table is likely named "orderid_id_seq": SELECT currval('orderid_id_seq'::text); Jason -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-admin-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of josh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 4:09 PM To: pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ADMIN] SQL Help - Obtaining ID of record INSERTED Greetings. INSERT INTO orderstemp (customerid,datecreated) VALUES ('5443','8/16/2005 12:00PM') The table orderstemp has a unique identifier field, orderid (of type SERIAL). How can I obtain the orderid of the record inserted in the INSERT INTO statement in postgresql? MSSQL does it like this: INSERT INTO orderstemp (customerid,datecreated) VALUES ('5443','8/16/2005 12:00PM') SELECT @@identity as orderid but this doens't work in postgresql. Any ideas? Thanks in advance. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
