At 1:00 AM -0600 12/3/99, Brian Dietrich wrote:
>Hello. I was hoping someone could answer my question regarding the
>last_insert_id in MySql. I am using autoincrement and I insert a row in one
>statement. The next statement is a select using last_insert_id to obtain
>the autoincrement id. I think this is a bad idea in a high-volume
>transactional system--or does MySql control this through the connection
>thread. That is, I am worried about pulling back someone elses id in my
>last_insert_id select--someone who did an insert between the time I issued
>my insert and my select on last id. Do I need to worry about this? I
>looked at locking, but that does not appear to be a pretty option. Any
>help would be greatly appreciated.
The last insert id is maintained on a per-client basis. You cannot
get someone else's id.
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Paul DuBois, paul@stripped
