Re: Insert and get sys generated PK?

I donot think there is a way to do so in releases prior to Oracle8. But, if you are using Oracle8 you should be able to use the "returning" clause of the insert statement. ex. insert into TableName values(...
ilelist_seq.nextval, ... ) returning ColumnName into VariableName;
You donot need to use a trigger unless you want to.

In article <375EA9B7.6C2F70B2_at_retailsolutions.com>,   KTL <KTL_at_retailsolutions.com> wrote:
> I have a table that has a numberic primary key.
> I also have a sequence that populates the primary key via a Before
> Insert trigger.
>
> How can I insert a record, and GET the primary key assigned to that
> record all in one statement?
>
> The trigger just
>
> select filelist_seq.nextval
> into :new.filelistnbr
> from dual;
>
> that is all..
>
> Suggestions.. ?
>
> -K
>
>

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