Re: SQL Query

From: Bruno Wolff III <bruno(at)wolff(dot)to>
To: beyaNet Consultancy <beyanet(at)ntlworld(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: SQL Query
Date: 2004-03-23 20:46:30
Message-ID: 20040323204630.GA30663@wolff.to
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On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 20:02:32 +0000,
beyaNet Consultancy <beyanet(at)ntlworld(dot)com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to create a query which basically goes along the lines of:
>
> INSERT INTO tableX ( COL1, COL2 ) VALUES ( x, y ) where COL1 !=x and
> COL2 !=Y
>
> So, insert a record into tableX where there is not already an existence
> of COL1 and COL2
>
> Can this be done as I have described or is there a more efficient way
> to do this?
>
> many thanks
>
> Peter

Pretty much the same question was asked on the admin list (though this
list is more appropiate) earlier today. The answer I gave is at:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2004-03/msg00305.php

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