[AccessD] Autonumber when?

Thanks Rusty, but that didn't seem to do anything either.  This was a new record created.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com

On 4/6/2011 12:02 AM, Rusty Hammond wrote:
> Hi John,
> Do the following:
> .Update
> .BookMark = .LastModified
> mlngLogID = !PLSL_ID
>
>
> HTH
>
> Rusty
>
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> Subject: [AccessD] Autonumber when?
>
> In Access an autonumber is created as you start filling in the record.
>
> In SQL Server the autonumber is created after you save the record.
>
> Thus, the following code, good in Access:
>
>       With rs
>           .AddNew
>           !PLSL_IDPLSUSR = mlngIDUser
>           !PLSL_FE = CurrentProject.Name
>           !PLSL_Login = blnLogIn
>           !PLSL_WorkstationID = CurrentMachineName()
>           mlngLogID = !PLSL_ID
>           .Update
>           .Close
>       End With
>
> Fails in SQL Server because !PLSL_ID isn't created yet.
>
> I thought something simple like doing an on error and then checking as
> follows would work:
>
>       With rs
>           .AddNew
>           !PLSL_IDPLSUSR = mlngIDUser
>           !PLSL_FE = CurrentProject.Name
>           !PLSL_Login = blnLogIn
>           !PLSL_WorkstationID = CurrentMachineName()
>           On Error Resume Next
>           mlngLogID = !PLSL_ID
>           .Update
>           If Err Then
>               mlngLogID = !PLSL_ID
>           End If
>           .Close
>       End With
>
> It doesn't.
>
> This is with a DAO recordset object to a linked table (trying to keep
> things simple).
>
> Any suggestions how to get the PKID from the SQL Server table?
>
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