On Thu, 2009-02-26 at 13:44 -0500, Jerry Schwartz wrote:
> >Here's how I mostly do it (albeit simplified):
> >
> >$query = "INSERT INTO `sometable`(`title`,`content`)
> >VALUES('$title','$content')";
> >$result = mysql_query($query);
> >$autoId = mysql_insert_id($result);
> >
> >$query = "INSERT INTO `another_table`(`link_id`,`value`)
> >VALUES($autoId,'$value');
> >$result = mysql_query($query);
> >
> >No need to call another query to retrieve the last inserted id, as it is
> >tied to the last query executed within this session.
> >
> >
> >Ash
> >www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
>
> [JS] Ashley is absolutely right, I'd forgotten about the mysql_insert_id
> shorthand. (I'm a one-man band, and for the last week or two I've been
> immersed in VB for Access forms.) Not only is she right, but her way is
> better. Presumably a language's internal code is maintained as the specific
> database changes. You can make yourself more independent of the specific
> database by using the PDO abstraction, although I would save that for a
> rainy weekend.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Schwartz
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I just checked, and yep, I'm definitely still a he ;)
Ash
www.ashleysheridan.co.uk
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