Re: INSERT ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Richard Huxton
Subject Re: INSERT ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE
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Msg-id 40D32E2A.2020201@archonet.com
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In response to Re: INSERT ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE  (Eduardo Pérez Ureta <eperez@it.uc3m.es>)
Responses Re: INSERT ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE  (Eduardo Pérez Ureta <eperez@it.uc3m.es>)
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Eduardo Pérez Ureta wrote:
> On 2004-06-18 17:19:40 UTC, Duane Lee - EGOVX wrote:
>
>>I would suspect you would need to write a trigger to do this.
>
>
> It seems the mysql way of doing this is easier and safer.

And non-standard AFAIK.

> Why is that not implemented in postgresql?
> Is it better done with a trigger or with any other way?

Out of curiosity, why don't you know whether you're inserting or
updating? It always worries me when I don't know what my application is
doing.

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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd

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