Re: DELETING then INSERTING record with same PK in the same TRANSACTION

On 2/9/22 10:11 AM, Andrew Hardy wrote:
> Hi,
>
> When I:
>
> Begin a transaction
> DELETE from <table> where id (PK) = <somevalue>
> INSERT INTO <table> VALUES (<values - same PK>)
> ...
> ...
> ...
> COMMIT
>
> I get
>
> insert into "itinerary" ("dk", "locator") values ($1, $2) - duplicate
> key value violates unique constraint "itinerary_pkey"

<table> = itinerary?

What fields is unique constraint "itinerary_pkey" actually pointing at?

There should be more to the error message. Can you provide the complete
message?

>
> Do I need some particular kind of settings on my transaction to be able
> to delete and insert afresh in the same transaction?
>
> In case it is relevant - the first delete will lead to cascaded deletes
> on children.
>
> Alternatively I wonder if I change the PK column value to
> "<somevalue>-FORDELETION" will I be free to insert under the same
> original PK value in the same transaction, then delete the FORDELETE
> item just before committing or will I hit the same issue?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Andrew
>
>

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Adrian Klaver
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