Get table ID after insert with ColdFusion and MySQL

Question

My normal process for inserting into one table and then getting the ID back so that I can insert into another table is like this in MSSQL:

DECLARE @transacti         


        

Answer 1

Here is a quick solution for MSSQL. It uses the SCOPE_IDENTITY() function that returns the ID of the last row inserted in the previous insert statement.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms190315.aspx

    DECLARE @iNewGeneratedID INT

    INSERT INTO transactions
        (
            transactionDate,
            transactionAmount
        )
    VALUES
       (
            ,
            
       )

    SET @iNewGeneratedID = SCOPE_IDENTITY()

    INSERT INTO transactionItems
        (
            transactionID,
            itemID,
            itemAmount
        )
    VALUES
        (
            @iNewGeneratedID,
           ,
           
        )

    SELECT @iNewGeneratedID AS iNewGeneratedID