RE: id of the lastly inserted record

Stephan Stapel wrote:
> 
> Dear list,
> 
> though it was already asked before several times, there was never a
> satisfying answer to this.

The answer given in here
http://www.sapdb.org/7.4/how_tos/numbergen/datentypserial_eng.htm
and in so many mails of this list is not satisfying? What do you expect?

Elke
SAP Labs Berlin

> Is it possible and if so, how, to retrieve the id of an 
> record that was
> inserted. This should however for sure only be possible in 
> case of using
> "technical keys", i.e. with an (unsigned) integer as the pk 
> and also only be
> necessary in case of using SERIAL(n).
> If there is no possibility or at least work-around, using 
> SERIAL(n) for a pk
> should make no sense it all, does it?
> 
> Thanks for your help in advance!
> 
> Kind regards,
> 
> Stephan
> 
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