# File sql-serialize.rb, line 200
  def sql_fetch_next_id (dbi)
    assoc_id = nil
    sql = "SELECT " + sql_quote_name("id") + " FROM "
    sql << sql_quote_name("sql_meta")

    dbi.select_all(sql) { |row|
      assoc_id = row["id"]
    }

    assoc_id = assoc_id.succ

    sql = "UPDATE " + sql_quote_name("sql_meta") + " SET "
    sql << sql_quote_name("id") << " = " << assoc_id.to_s
    dbi.do_more(sql)
    return assoc_id
  end