Can't insert field into table after mysql_insert_id

Hi everybody,

Usually, I can figure things out from lots of searching, but not this time. I'm new at PHP and MySQL. Trying to do something fairly simple - grab a field that was autoincremented in one table, and insert into another. A common thing, I'm sure. Database inserting works until I try to insert the autoincrement field into the other table. No matter what, I can't get anything into that spot.

Here's the code:

if ((isset($_POST["MM_insert"])) && ($_POST["MM_insert"] == "form1")) {
$insertSQL = sprintf("INSERT INTO companies (company_name) VALUES (%s)",
GetSQLValueString($_POST['company'], "text"));

$id = mysql_insert_id();
echo $id;
mysql_query("INSERT INTO customers (company_id) VALUES ('$id')");

mysql_select_db($database_presort, $presort);
$Result1 = mysql_query($insertSQL, $presort) or die(mysql_error());
}

I know that the mysql_insert_id is working because when I echo the $id variable, I get the right number. But the insert won't work.

I would be ever so grateful for any help at all, ideas, etc. I know everybody's got their problems, so thanks in advance for any help for this newbie.

Karey

Try instead of it:

$q = sprintf("INSERT INTO customers(company_id) VALUES(%d)", $id);
mysql_query($q) or die(mysql_error());