“Error parsing the query” while getting @@Identity from SQL Server CE

Question

I'm writing a simple desktop application in which I'm using a local SQL database (SQL Server CE). Here is the problematic section:

SqlCeConnection conn = new SqlCeConnection("Data Source=|DataDirectory|\\App_Data\\Rosters.sdf");
System.Data.SqlServerCe.SqlCeCommand cmd = new SqlCeCommand();
cmd.Connection = conn;

cmd.CommandText = String.Format("Insert into Teams (LeagueID, TeamName, Color) values ({0},'{1}','{2}');SELECT @@IDENTITY;", leagueID, txtTeamName.Text.Replace("'", "''"), txtColor.Text.Replace("'", "''"));
conn.Open();
int teamID = (int)cmd.ExecuteScalar();
conn.Close();

The problem is that I'm getting an exception when I call cmd.ExecuteScalar.

The exception message reads,

{"There was an error parsing the query. [ Token line number = 1,Token line offset = 97,Token in error = SELECT ]"}

I have run the exact same command in the exact same database through a direct query, and it runs fine - which makes me think the problem is not with SQL Server CE.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

SQL Server Compact only supports a single statement per command, so first run the insert statement with executenonquery, then get the identity with executescalar, and remember not to close the connection in between