Using the last_insert_id() function

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)