Can't retrieve identity field after insert in sql database - c++

Question

Using C++ Qt framework and sql server 2008 I've been trying to insert a record into a table with an identity field and retrieve the identity value. Below is a simplified code sample which actually does do the insert but just doesn't retreive the identity. The identity returned from query.value(0) is an invalid QVariant.
QSqlQuery query(*pConn);
query.prepare("insert into [VH_MANUFACTURER] values ('sRRS test man code','RRS type','RRS logo file',1,'RRS SEO para','RRS description','RS');"
"select SCOPE_IDENTITY();");
if(query.exec())
{
if(query.next())
{
QVariant identity = query.value(0);
int id=identity.toInt();
}
}
I've tried using select ##identity instead of scope_identity with no improvement and also QSqlQuery .lastInsertId() which also returns an invalid QVariant, see below.
bool bFeature = pConn->driver()->hasFeature(QSqlDriver::LastInsertId);
QSqlQuery query(*pConn);
query.prepare("insert into [VH_MANUFACTURER] ([MFG_NAME],[MFG_TYPE],[MFG_LOGO],[MFG_ACTIVE],[MFG_SEO_CONTENT],[MFG_DESCRI],[MFG_CAPMANCODE]) values ('sRRS test man code','RRS type','RRS logo file',1,'RRS SEO para','RRS description','RS')");
if(query.exec())
{
QVariant id=query.lastInsertId();
}
hasFeature returns true, so the driver is supposed to support what I'm trying to do.
Just to test the sql , I ran the sql directly through Sql Server Management Studio and it inserts as expected and returns the identity value correctly.

Answer 1

Finally found a work around using OUTPUT clause in sql. I don't exactly know why the other methods I tried don't work. There is a sql server bug associated with this feature but that doesn't explain why it worked in ssms but not in c++ Qt code. The sample below show's the work around. Here's the reference I used to solve this.
bool bFeature = pConn->driver()->hasFeature(QSqlDriver::LastInsertId);
QSqlQuery query(*pConn);
query.prepare("insert into [VH_MANUFACTURER] ([MFG_NAME],[MFG_TYPE],[MFG_LOGO],[MFG_ACTIVE],[MFG_SEO_CONTENT],[MFG_DESCRI],[MFG_CAPMANCODE]) OUTPUT INSERTED.MFG_ID values ('sRRS test man code','RRS type','RRS logo file',1,'RRS SEO para','RRS description','RS')");
if(query.exec())
{
if(query.next())
{
QVariant id=query.value("MFG_ID");
}
}