Re: POST a variable

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2007. 03. 23, péntek keltezéssel 11.07-kor Dan Shirah ezt írta:
> The reason I have to use it as I posted is because I am using
> Microsoft SQL server instead of MySQL.  And I haven't found a php
> function for MSSQL that works the same as mysql_insert_id()

you wrote something earlier as far as I can remember about a MSSQL
function scope_identity() which returns the last inserted id

why not use that?

greets
Zoltán Németh

>  
> So, to come out with a comparable function with pretty reliable
> results, I follow this process:
>  
> 1. User enters data into form
> 2. User submits form
> 3. Save page inserts info into the database
> 4. Directly after the insert statement is my SELECT MAX query
> 5. I assign the retrieved value to a hidden field
> 6. I pass this value to the next form
>  
> I figure the odds of another record being inserted inbetween the time
> it takes to go from step 3 to step 4 are very, very minimal.  We're
> talking about MAYBE a 2-3 millisecond gap?
> 
>  
> On 3/23/07, Németh Zoltán <znemeth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
>         2007. 03. 23, péntek keltezéssel 10.45-kor Dan Shirah ezt
>         írta:
>         > Okay, I feel like the correct answer to this is about 2mm
>         back in my grey 
>         > matter.
>         >
>         > 1. I have a query that pulls the last row number when a
>         newly inserted
>         > record is added:
>         >
>         > $maximum="SELECT MAX(payment_id) FROM payment_request";
>         >   $max_result=mssql_query($maximum); 
>         >   while($max=mssql_fetch_row($max_result)){
>         >   }
>         >   $max_id = $max[0];
>         >
>         > 2. I have multiple selections for the user to pick, but
>         regardless of what
>         > they choose I want the $max_id variable to be passed to the
>         next page. 
>         >
>         > 3.  Would I go about this by assigning $max_id to a hidden
>         field like below?
>         >
>         > <input type="hidden" value="<?php echo "$max_id"; ?>"
>         size="5" 
>         > maxlength="10" name="max_id" />
>         >
>         > 4.  And then to retrieve this value on my next page just get
>         it out of
>         > $_POST['max_id']  ??
>         >
>         > Does that all sound correct? 
>         
>         basically yes
>         but if you want the id of the row you just inserted, using
>         mysql_insert_id() is better because if another insert is
>         happening at
>         the same time, select max() may give you incorrect result
>         
>         greets
>         Zoltán Németh
>         
> 

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