there is no need to be tasty ... you didn't specify that you will be reading from 6 table and inserting into one in your op. did you?
Raj
On 9/29/05, Ranko Mosic <ranko.mosic@(protected)> wrote: > > Thanks for very helpful, no patronizing answer. If you've read more > carefully what the problem is > you'd see that MERGE can't work because it works on one table upserting > another. > I have one table being inserted from 6 tables. > Thanks genius. > > On 9/28/05, Paul Drake <bdbafh@(protected)> wrote: > > > > On 9/28/05, Ranko Mosic <ranko.mosic@(protected) > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > requirement: > > > - input parameters are codes p_cd1, p_cd2, ... > > > - for these codes I get descriptions ( select descr1 into v_descr1 from > > > > > > lkp_table1 where cd = p_cd1; select descr2 into v_descr2 from lkp_table2 where > > > > > > cd = p_cd2 etc ) > > > - check if table t has records where t.descr1 = v_descr1 > > > and t.descr2 = v_descr2 and on and on ....; > > > - if row exists return primary key; > > > - if not then insert. > > > > > > What is the best way of doing it ( simplest ) ? > > > > > > > > > Regards, Ranko. > > > > > > > > > > > Ranko, > > > > "Simplest way" is to solicit opinions without using a search engine or > > checking the documentation. > > Its also usually "simplest" to leverage the existing provided > > functionality, rather than writing your own routines, error handling, etc. > > > > A search of "oracle 10.1 upsert" in google.com <http://google.com/> + > > "I'm feeling lucky" produced this for me. > > Perhaps you might get lucky too. > > > > Paul > > > > http://www.psoug.org/reference/merge.html > > > > > > MERGE <hint> INTO <table_name> > > USING <table_view_or_query> > > ON (<condition>) > > WHEN MATCHED THEN <update_clause> > > WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN <insert_clause>; > > > >
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Ronko,<br> <br> there is no need to be tasty ... you didn't specify that you will be reading from 6 table and inserting into one in your op. did you?<br> <br> Raj<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/29/05, <b class="gmail _sendername">Ranko Mosic</b> <<a href="mailto:ranko.mosic@(protected)">ranko .mosic@(protected)</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style= "border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding -left: 1ex;"> <div>Thanks for very helpful, no patronizing answer. If you've read more carefully what the problem is</div> <div>you'd see that MERGE can't work because it works on one table upserting another. </div> <div>I have one table being inserted from 6 tables. </div> <div>Thanks genius.<br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/28/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Paul Drake</b> <<a href="mailto:bdbafh@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">bdbafh@(protected)</a>> wrote: </span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204 ); margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> <div><span>On 9/28/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Ranko Mosic</b> <<a href= "mailto:ranko.mosic@(protected)" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js .OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">ranko.mosic@(protected) </a>> wrote: <div><span class="gmail_quote"></span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204 ); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><pre>Hi, <br>requirement: <br> - input parameters are codes p_cd1, p_cd2, ...<br>- for these codes I get descriptions ( select descr1 into v_descr1 from <br><br>lkp_table1 where cd = p_cd1; select descr2 into v_descr2 from lkp _table2 where <br><br>cd = p_cd2 etc )<br>- check if table t has records where t.descr1 = v_descr1<br> and t.descr2 = v_descr2 and on and on ....; <br>- if row exists return primary key; <br>- if not then insert. <br><br>What is the best way of doing it ( simplest ) ? <br><br><br>Regards, Ranko. <br>< /pre><br></blockquote></div><br></span></div>Ranko,<br><br>"Simplest way " is to solicit opinions without using a search engine or checking the documentation. <br>Its also usually "simplest" to leverage the existing provided functionality, rather than writing your own routines, error handling, etc. <br><br>A search of "oracle 10.1 upsert" in <a href="http://google .com/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" >google.com</a> + "I'm feeling lucky" produced this for me. <br>Perhaps you might get lucky too.<br><br>Paul<br><br><a href="http://www .psoug.org/reference/merge.html" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js .OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://www.psoug.org/reference/merge.html </a> <br><br> <table bgcolor="#d8d8c4" border="1" width="90%"> <tbody> <tr> <td rowspan="2" width="25%"><br></td> <td width="75%"><font face="Courier">MERGE <hint> INTO <table_name> <br>USING <table_view_or_query><br>ON (<condition>)<br>WHEN MATCHED THEN <update_clause><br>WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN <insert_clause>; </font></td></tr></tbody></table><br></blockquote></div><br>
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