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SQL Server Tutorial: Why You Use SCOPE_IDENTITY() Instead of @@IDENTITY

   Chapter: Transact-SQL Basics: Queries, Stored Procedures, Functions and more
Download! Skill Level: 300 (Intermediate)
Duration: 12:17
Size: 9.10MB
Versions/Editions Covered: SQL Server 2005 , SQL Server 2008 , SQL Server 2000
Added/Updated: May 29, 2006
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If your queries and stored procedures use @@IDENTITY (perhaps you have legacy code updated from SQL Server 7.0 or earlier), you'll likely get good value from watching this video on replacing @@IDENTITY calls with the T-SQL function SCOPE_IDENTITY(). This video shows very plainly the negative possiblities of using @@IDENTITY today (triggers are a real problem) and, after you watch this tutorial, you'll never want to use @@IDENTITY again!
Tags for this video: dbcc check_ident scope identity  
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