Re: INSERT or UPDATE

From: "A(dot) Kretschmer" <andreas(dot)kretschmer(at)schollglas(dot)com>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: INSERT or UPDATE
Date: 2008-08-18 10:50:28
Message-ID: 20080818105028.GA2567@a-kretschmer.de
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am Mon, dem 18.08.2008, um 9:44:48 +0200 mailte Andreas Kraftl folgendes:
> But there is also the possibility, that one row is available. Means that
> i need an UPDATE instead of the INSERT.
>
> Is it in SQL possible to decide if there is an UPDATE or an INSERT or
> must i program something with PHP for example?

You can use a own function for this, see
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/plpgsql-control-structures.html#PLPGSQL-ERROR-TRAPPING
Example 38-1. Exceptions with UPDATE/INSERT

HTH, Andreas
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