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Determining when to use INSERT or UPDATE [message #20668]

Mon, 25 October 2004 02:50

Abraxa

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Heya

My problem is that have a table where I add new entries as well as modify existing ones - but what's the smartest way to determine when to use UPDATE or INSERT?

If I use UPDATE for a row id that doesn't exist, the update fails and if I use INSERT the entry I wanted to modify is still around.
That's why I thought about first deleting the row and then inserting it again but that wouldn't be a nice way imo.

Any ideas?

-Soeren

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		Determining when to use INSERT or UPDATE By: Abraxa on Mon, 25 October 2004 02:50
		Re: Determining when to use INSERT or UPDATE By: JamesS on Mon, 25 October 2004 11:43
		Re: Determining when to use INSERT or UPDATE By: Abraxa on Tue, 26 October 2004 00:54
		Re: Determining when to use INSERT or UPDATE By: JamesS on Tue, 26 October 2004 03:20

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