SCOPE_IDENTITY() SqlCe problem

I unable to do the SCOPE_IDENTITY on a insert query at SQL Mobile.

I need to perform on this query the insert on Client table and to get the ID.

I am programming on Visual Basic on Visual Studio 2005

My code is:

Dim ClientID as Integer

Dim sql As String = "INSERT INTO Client(Number) VALUES('5'); SELECT scope_identity()"

Dim cmd As New SqlCeCommand(sql, connection)

connection.Open()

ClientID = Convert.ToInt32(cmd.ExecuteNonQuery())

connection.Close()

And I get an error like this:

There was an error parsing the query. [ Token line number = 1,Token line offset = 76,Token in error = SELECT ]

Thanks!

You cannot have more queries in the same batch and scope_identity is not supported by SQL CE/Mobile. Use "SELECT @.@.IDENTITY" in a second .ExecuteNonQuery call.