Thought i did say that by saying i'm using IBConsole (but not saying
it is the client).

Dave.

--- In ib-support@y..., Helen Borrie <helebor@t...> wrote:
> At 10:53 PM 07-10-01 +0000, Dave wrote:
> >Okay (Someways thought I couldn't) BUT I am using IBConsole and
would
> >like to do an auto-refresh on the table.
> >
> >So if i cannot do it via commit retain in a stored procedure or
> >trigger after a value has been placed into a field via a generator.
> >
> >How can it be done ?????
>
> There are various ways.
>
> You can use a stored procedure to do your insert, explicitly firing
the generator and returning the value as an an output parameter, viz.
>
> create procedure mytable_update(<input parameter list>)
> returns(newpk numeric(18,0))
> as
> begin
> newpk := gen_id(mygenerator, 1);
> insert into mytable (<column list>)
> values (newpk,<parameter list>);
> end
>
> Another approach is to get the generated value into your
application before you do the insert. Just write a function that
returns the generator to your application as
> Result = select gen_id(mygenerator, 1) from rdb$database
>
> If you are using any of the IB-specific data access tools in your
development (IB Objects, FreeIBPlus, IBX, IBPerl) there are
encapsulations of generator-related stuff already available.
>
> When you post questions here, it's a really good idea to describe
your development environment. That way, there will be folk who can
give you specific advice.
>
> regards,
> Helen