On Tue, Sep 20, 2011 at 12:31 PM, Marc Fromm <Marc.Fromm@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Can I use “RETURNING id” in an insert statement with postgresql version > 8.1.10? > > I cannot find a clear example on how to use it to capture the id created by > the insert statement into a variable in PHP. > > > > Many examples are like this but don’t state how to access the returned id: > > INSERT INTO Addresses (address, city, state, postalcode) VALUES ('123 Main > St.','Springfield','MA','01109') RETURNING id; > Is there a reason why you can't use the currval function: select currval('id_seq') -- Sent via pgsql-admin mailing list (pgsql-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-admin