Best way to get identity of inserted row in Linked server?

Question

I am inserting record in a remote Sql Server using Linked server, Now I wanna get the id of inserted record. something like scope_identity() in local server. My remote sql server is 2000 version.

I have seen this post but I can't add any stored procedures in remote sql server

Answer 1

You could use the remote side's sp_executesql:

DECLARE @ScopeIdentity TABLE (ID int);
INSERT INTO @ScopeIdentity
EXEC server.master..sp_executesql N'
  INSERT INTO database.schema.table (columns) VALUES (values);
  SELECT SCOPE_IDENTITY()';
SELECT * FROM @ScopeIdentity;

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Alternatively, you could use OPENQUERY:

SELECT *
FROM OPENQUERY(server, '
  INSERT INTO database.schema.table (columns) VALUES (values);
  SELECT SCOPE_IDENTITY() AS ID');