>I'm working on a project inserting data into SQL Server 2005 (SugarCRM) via ODBC and SQLEXEC() etc.
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>SugarCRM uses GUIDs as primary keys. They're not autogenerated, Sugar's business layer calls NewID() on inserts. If I'm inserting rows programmatically I need to get the primary key values back.
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>One way to do this is by calling SCOPE_IDENTITY, @@IDENTITY etc. after the INSERT. But, a quick Google found a corner-case bug with these functions that is apparently not fixed even in SQL 2008:
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>http://connect.microsoft.com/SQLServer/feedback/details/328811/scope-identity-sometimes-returns-incorrect-value
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>Since this bug seems to crop up in parallel execution, larger installations may be more vulnerable than small ones based on SQL Server Express.
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>While on the topic, is it possible to execute a stored procedure via ODBC and have it return an output that can be read in VFP? This seems to be the recommended approach.

Check also Re: Scope_Identity Thread #1453233 Message #1453364 for a way to return the output parameter in VFP.