2009/2/7 revDAVE <Cool@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > Adding records & capture the new record ID: > > In the past, if I added a new record from a form in a phonebook file as an > example, I would use a web form to fill out the info, and then add and > invisible text item that stored a random number in one of the unused > database fields. > > Then, after I inserted the record - I would do a quick query that would > retrieve the record ID by searching for the random number Ouch that's nasty!! > Q: is there a better way to retrieve the record ID from the newly added > record? Use an auto_increment field then, assuming MySQL you can use mysql_insert_id to get the ID of the last record inserted on a given connection. -Stuart -- http://stut.net/ -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
