$uniqueid= time . $$;
my $sql <<EOF;
INSERT INTO FOO (a,b,c) VALUES ($uniqueid,$foo,$bar);
EOF
$dbh->do($sql);
$sql="SELECT a,key from FOO where a=$uniqueid;
my $sth=$dbh->prepare_cached($sql);
$sth->execute();
my $cursor = $sth->fetchrow_hashref;
my $id=$cursor{"key};