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author | unknown <monty@tik.mysql.fi> | 2001-09-12 00:11:18 +0300 |
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committer | unknown <monty@tik.mysql.fi> | 2001-09-12 00:11:18 +0300 |
commit | a53e8ea0ac4f7d53297b7942febf04e02d8c3b54 (patch) | |
tree | 232e45a7f1b949aa887095fad827cbbb1363c92a /Docs/manual.texi | |
parent | a278411271b00f0f1c8b49eb659dbeffa4cfce10 (diff) | |
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First drop merge table, then other tables
Docs/manual.texi:
Updated information about mysql_insert_id()
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diff --git a/Docs/manual.texi b/Docs/manual.texi index 834782257d1..c63fb14011e 100644 --- a/Docs/manual.texi +++ b/Docs/manual.texi @@ -31863,9 +31863,10 @@ The reason for this is so that you it makes it possible to easily reproduce the same @code{INSERT} statement against some other server. @cindex sequence emulation -If @code{expr} is given as an argument to @code{LAST_INSERT_ID()} in an -@code{UPDATE} clause, then the value of the argument is returned as a -@code{LAST_INSERT_ID()} value. This can be used to simulate sequences. +If @code{expr} is given as an argument to @code{LAST_INSERT_ID()}, then +the value of the argument is returned by the function, is set as the +next value to be returned by @code{LAST_INSERT_ID()} and used as the next +auto_increment value. This can be used to simulate sequences: First create the table: @@ -31888,6 +31889,12 @@ MySQL. For example, @code{LAST_INSERT_ID()} (without an argument) will return the new ID. The C API function @code{mysql_insert_id()} can also be used to get the value. +Note that as @code{mysql_insert_id()} is only updated after +@code{INSERT} and @code{UPDATE} statements, you can't use this function +to retrieve the value used @code{LAST_INSERT_ID(expr)} for other SQL +statements. + + @findex FORMAT() @item FORMAT(X,D) Formats the number @code{X} to a format like @code{'#,###,###.##'}, rounded @@ -40633,6 +40640,10 @@ does not generate an @code{AUTO_INCREMENT} value. If you need to save the value for later, be sure to call @code{mysql_insert_id()} immediately after the query that generates the value. +@code{mysql_insert_id()} is only updated after @code{INSERT} and +@code{UPDATE} statements, not after using @code{LAST_INSERT_ID(expr)}. +@xref{Miscellaneous functions}. + Also note that the value of the SQL @code{LAST_INSERT_ID()} function always contains the most recently generated @code{AUTO_INCREMENT} value, and is not reset between queries because the value of that function is maintained |