Question

I am using executeUpdate(query) to insert a row into a Firebird database table and while this works all it tells me is whether it has worked or not.

What I need to know is WHAT row was inserted i.e. when the record is inserted a unique primary key and I need to know this ID so that it can be referred to in later statements.

Is this possible to do and if so how?

Thanks

Neil

Answer 1

You can use the RETURNING clause of the INSERT statement, introduced in Firebird 2.0:

INSERT INTO ... RETURNING PKFieldName