From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Henry Ortega <juandelacruz@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: insert only if conditions are met?
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 11:22:21 -0400
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Henry Ortega <juandelacruz@gmail.com> writes:
> Is there a way to insert a record only if a certain
> condition is met?
> Something like:
> insert into employee values('lastname','firstname',8) where
> (condition here.. select sum(ofsomething) from xx where sum(ofsomething)>0 =
> )
> Is this possible at all with just plain SQL?
Instead of INSERT ... VALUES, use INSERT ... SELECT.
regards, tom lane
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