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Appendix A: System Functions
HOST_ID
The HOST_ID function returns the ID of the workstation. The syntax is as follows:
HOST_ID()
HOST_NAME
The HOST_NAME function returns the name of the workstation. The syntax is as follows:
HOST_NAME()
IDENT_CURRENT
The IDENT_CURRENT function returns the last identity value created for a table, within any session or
scope of that table. This is exactly like @@IDENTITY and SCOPE_IDENTITY; however, this has no limit to
the scope of its search to return the value.
The syntax is as follows:
IDENT_CURRENT(‘’)
The table_name is the table for which you wish to find the current identity.
IDENT_INCR
The IDENT_INCR function returns the increment value specified during the creation of an identity column
in a table or view that has an identity column. The syntax is as follows:
IDENT_INCR(‘’)
The table_or_view parameter is an expression specifying the table or view to check for a valid identity
increment value.
IDENT_SEED
The IDENT_SEED function returns the seed value specified during the creation of an identity column in a
table or a view that has an identity column. The syntax is as follows:
IDENT_SEED(‘’)
The table_or_view parameter is an expression specifying the table or view to check for a valid identity
increment value.
@@IDENTITY
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Returns the last identity value created by the current connection.