@@IDENTITY after INSERT statement always returns 0

Question

I need a function which executes an INSERT statement on a database and returns the Auto_Increment primary key. I have the following C# code but, while the INSERT statement w

Answer 1

Check your database settings. I had a similar problem a while ago and discovered that the SQL Server connection setting 'no count' was enabled.

In SQL Server Management Studio, you can find this by right-clicking the server in the Object Explorer, select Properties and then navigate to the Connections page. Look at the settings for "Default connection options"