Using the last_insert_id() function
Note This function does'nt work when used with AIR applications... It always returns zero.. mysql> USE test; Database changed mysql> CREATE TABLE t ( -> id INT AUTO_INCREMENT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY, -> name VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL -> ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.09 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO t VALUES (NULL, 'Bob'); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.01 sec) mysql> SELECT * FROM t; +----+------+ | id | name | +----+------+ | 1 | Bob | +----+------+ 1 row in set (0.01 sec) mysql> SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID(); +------------------+ | LAST_INSERT_ID() | +------------------+ | 1 | +------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> INSERT INTO t VALUES -> (NULL, 'Mary'), (NULL, 'Jane'), (NULL, 'Lisa'); Query OK, 3 rows affected (0.00 sec) Records: 3 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0 mysql> SELECT * FROM t; +----+------+ | id | name | +----+------+ | 1 | Bob | | 2 | Mary | | 3 | Jane | | 4 | Lisa | +----+------+ 4 rows in set (0.01 sec) mysql> SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID(); +------------------+ | LAST_INSERT_ID() | +------------------+ | 2 | +------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) |
