pg.ddx.io  pgsql-sql@postgresql.org mailing list archive  

help / color / mirror / Atom feed

From: Jeff Kowalczyk <jtk@yahoo.com>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: 'UPDATE OR INSERT' command
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 13:20:57 -0500
Message-ID: <pan.2004.07.15.18.20.54.67962@yahoo.com> (raw)

Is there a postgresql SQL idiom to perform an UPDATE, which becomes an
INSERT if the primary key does not exist?

I'm not sure I *should* use it in my application, I just want to know if
it can be done. Thanks.

view thread (3+ messages)

Message-ID: <pan.2004.07.15.18.20.54.67962@yahoo.com>
Permalink:  ../pan.2004.07.15.18.20.54.67962@yahoo.com/
Also on:    postgresql.org/message-id/pan.2004.07.15.18.20.54.67962@yahoo.com

copy link · copy postgr.es

reply

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Reply to all the recipients using the --to and --cc options:
  reply via email

  To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
  Cc: jtk@yahoo.com
  Subject: Re: 'UPDATE OR INSERT' command
  In-Reply-To: <pan.2004.07.15.18.20.54.67962@yahoo.com>

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

This inbox is served by DDX for PostgreSQL; see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox