Comments on: SQL SERVER – Find Current Identity of Table

By: Vedran

Vedran — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:06:16 +0000

@@Identity should never be used. Even IDENT_CURRENT() is not recommended, since other transactions can insert rows in the meantime. Use SCOPE_IDENTITY() to retrieve identity value of a row just inserted. If there is more than one row, use SCOPE_IDENTITY() in compination with OUTPUT clause to collect all ID’s. Using sequence objects in Denali is another possible option. Here is complete example for OUTPUT clause:

DROP TABLE t
CREATE TABLE t(x int IDENTITY(1,1), y int)

DECLARE @TableOfInsertedIds TABLE ( id int )

INSERT INTO t( y ) — inserts into “t”
OUTPUT INSERTED.x INTO @TableOfInsertedIds( id ) — this populates our table variable
SELECT TOP 10 object_id FROM sys.all_objects

SELECT * FROM t
SELECT * FROM @TableOfInsertedIds

By: Saud

Saud — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:59:58 +0000

@@Identity will not work. it will give the the last identity inserted in a transaction. i ll go with krishna.

By: Rajesh

Rajesh — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:43:31 +0000

or we can use @@identity

By: Krishna

Krishna — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:14:48 +0000

even SELECT IDENT_CURRENT(‘table name’) gives the desired results

By: Smitha

Smitha — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:47:24 +0000

hi,

i tried it but it gives me error.
but when i am just giving the table name it gives the correct result

i think it should be like this

USE Name_Of_The_DB
GO
DBCC CHECKIDENT (‘Name_Of_The_Table’)
GO

please check as when i given the column name it gives me error

What is Person.Address???
i didnot get it plz help………..