>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 The Infoshop by Global Information Incorporated 195 Farmington Ave. Farmington, CT 06032 860.674.8796 / FAX: 860.674.8341 www.the-infoshop.com www.giiexpress.com www.etudes-marche.com -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
