[linux] RE: Last record in table

[Vincenzo Jon - IL]

Try doing it via a cursor in pl/sql.  That way you can set the value in a
vriable and use it over and over again within that same procedure.

Just my $0.02

Jon Vincenzo
TUSC
Lombard, IL

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> There is no such thing as the last record of a table. Table data are not
> ordered in
> any particular way. Think RDBMS, not file system.
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> 
> Hi all,
> After inserting a record I'm trying to retrieve the last record in a
> table(that would be the one I just inserted), so I can use one of its
> values in another insert.
> Is there a simple way to do it?
> How can I lock the database so that nothing is done between that first
> insert and the select?
> Thanks for any help,
> Pedro.
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