Every database has its own way of getting a sequence number or id number from the last insert, so you are stuck with whatever your database offers in that regard. You might simplify the whole thing with something like this, though, using eval to eliminate the other conditionals (and also checks the status of getting the last id inserted, which you are not doing):
$dbh->{RaiseError}=1;
eval {
 insert...
 get last id...
 insert...
};
if ($@) {
 insert failed...
}
insert succeeded...

[download]

In reply to Re: MySQL, DBIx::Recordset and is there a better way? by runrig
in thread MySQL, DBIx::Recordset and is there a better way? by jonjacobmoon

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.