How to insert a record and return the newly created ID using a single SqlCommand?

Question

I\'m using an SqlCommand object to insert a record into a table with an autogenerated primary key. How can I write the command text so that I get the newly created ID when I

Answer 1

Don't use @@IDENTITY, however simple it may seem. It can return incorrect values.

SELECT SCOPE_IDENTITY()

appears to be the obvious choice.