>>>>Don't auto-generate the keys, I don't know if someone's already mentioned this but use Guids in .Net.
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>>>>ie: (c#)
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>>>>Guid id = Guid.NewGuid();
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>>>>Auto-incrementing keys is a bad idea, your guids will be unique and you'll have the primary key to hand at all times.
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>>>I don't have any problem with that at all. Everything is done at the framework level so there is no code to manage that at the client's applicatioan.
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>>I'm not sure what you mean, didn't you have a requirement to know the primary key of the record you just created?
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>>Kev
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>No because with a Guid key you already know it before committing to backend (and might never commit if you wish)

The subject says "getting primary key after insert", all I was saying is that if the PK is generated by the caller you wouldn't need to get the PK back from the command.

Now I'm totally confused lol - I haven't had enough coffee today, clearly ;-)

Kev