Getting the next ID without inserting a row

Question

Is it possible in SQL (SQL Server) to retrieve the next ID (integer) from an identity column in a table before, and without actually, inserting a row? This is not necessarily th

Answer 1

try IDENT_CURRENT:

Select IDENT_CURRENT('yourtablename')

This works even if you haven't inserted any rows in the current session:

Returns the last identity value generated for a specified table or view. The last identity value generated can be for any session and any scope.