Re: [GENERAL] on duplicate key

2008-09-26 Thread A B
> Here is the appropriate documentation link, where they have an example: > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/plpgsql-control-structures.html#PLPGSQL-ERROR-TRAPPING > > The primary difference is that they use a loop, which is more robust. In > theory, if you delete the record between when t

Re: [GENERAL] on duplicate key

2008-09-25 Thread Jeff Davis
On Thu, 2008-09-25 at 18:25 +0200, A B wrote: > My solution up till now has been a function with the > > BEGIN > insert > EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN > update ... > END; Here is the appropriate documentation link, where they have an example: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/static/

Re: [GENERAL] on duplicate key

2008-09-25 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 10:25 AM, A B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello. > I was just asked by a mysql-user how do you do > insert . on duplicate key update > (or however they have it in mysql) in postgresql, if you are going to > Is it correct to assume that a function that is search

[GENERAL] on duplicate key

2008-09-25 Thread A B
Hello. I was just asked by a mysql-user how do you do insert . on duplicate key update (or however they have it in mysql) in postgresql, if you are going to run commands from the command line? My solution up till now has been a function with the BEGIN insert EXCEPTION WHEN