Sorry if I was a little obscure:

I am writing a proper Perl Script which is executed in a cgi-bin style directory under PWS. I am using the Template::Toolkit and the DBI for my functionality. I am using Access as a database which is connected to via an ODBC connection.

My problem is that I have to do multiple inserts into an Access database but all the inserts after the first insert utilise the ID column from that insert (ie a Foreign Key style relationship). Thus I need to get the last inserted ID from the first insert call and use it in all the remaining calls.

My options, that I can see, are to use a timestamp or to use the ADO along the lines I indicated in my ASP snippet.

I included the ASP snippet purely as an indicator that it is possible to do using a recordset object but I do not know how to build one in Perl.

My searches have only indicated that I can use Win32::OLE.

I should reiterate that PerlScript is not an option for a variety of reasons. Firstly, if I change my SQL I can plop it on a Unix server without changing a single line of code other than the various DBI calls. I will want to get my current program to work under Apache at some point in the near future :)

Secondly, there was no option to install PerlScript when I installed the latest MSI version of ActivePerl and to be frank - due to portability I have no intention of ever using it.

As my original post said - I only use ASP if someone twists my arm - and then I use VBScript!!

I don't think I can provide more info - theres no Perl code as if I could provide the Perl code I wouldn't be asking the question in the first place!! :) oh well!

In reply to Re: Re: A Question on ADO and a comment on Microsoft by simon.proctor
in thread A Question on ADO and a comment on Microsoft by simon.proctor

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