Retrieve inserted row ID in SQL

Question

How do I retrieve the ID of an inserted row in SQL?

Users Table:

Column  | Type
--------|--------------------------------
ID      | * Auto-incremen         


        

Answer 1

In SQL Server, you can do (in addition to the other solutions already present):

INSERT INTO dbo.Users(Name, Age) 
OUTPUT INSERTED.ID AS 'New User ID'
VALUES('charuka', 12)

The OUTPUT clause is very handy when doing inserts, updates, deletes, and you can return any of the columns - not just the auto-incremented ID column.

Read more about the OUTPUT clause in the SQL Server Books Online.