Re: conditional insert

From: Pau Marc Muñoz Torres <paumarc(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Sim Zacks <sim(at)compulab(dot)co(dot)il>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: conditional insert
Date: 2011-09-05 10:47:15
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Ok , thanks Sim, now i see it

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2011/9/5 Sim Zacks <sim(at)compulab(dot)co(dot)il>

> **
> On 09/05/2011 01:37 PM, Pau Marc Muñoz Torres wrote:
>
> i don't see it clear, let me put an example
>
> i got the following table
>
> molec varchar(30)
> seq varchar(100)
>
> where I insert my values
>
> lets image that i have a record introduced as ('ubq', 'aadgylpittrs')
>
> how i can prevent to insert another record where molec='ubq' ?
>
> thanks
>
> Either put a unique constraint on molec or do
> insert into tbl(molec,seq)
> select 'ubq', 'aadgylpittrs' where not exists(select molec from tbl where
> molec='ubq')
>

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