dbx and mysql functions?

[jules2]

Hi,

maybe I didn't understand the whole matter yet, but: I have recently begun to use dbx for a new project instead of the built-in mysql functions. Everything works fine, BUT: Why doesn't dbx have functions that work like

mysql_insert_id()
mysql_affected_rows()

and so on? Sometimes I really need this. I know I can do a SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID(), but that seems a complicated way... So: dbx offers only a very limited number of functions. How are those supposed to be replaced?

And, especially, how is one supposed to know, e.g., how many rows have been affected by a DELETE query?

Thanks A LOT for your comments.

Jules