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collie
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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 Posted - 2007-11-19 : 06:36:43
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| Hi,I have 2 tables and I want to insert from one table (accounts_temp) into the other table (accounts).However, i want to check that the value that i am trying to insert into Accounts doesn't already exist in the table under the column called AccountsGroup.How can I write such a query?Thanks for the helpWhisky-my beloved dog who died suddenly on the 29/06/06-I miss u so much. |
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harsh_athalye
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2007-11-19 : 06:41:20
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| [code]Insert into t1(col1, col2,...)select col1, col2,... from t2 left join t1 on t2.AccountsGroup = t1.AccountsGroupWhere t1.AccountsGroup IS NULL[/code]Harsh AthalyeIndia."The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED" |
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collie
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
400 Posts |
Posted - 2007-11-19 : 08:33:31
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| Thanks that seems to work :-)Whisky-my beloved dog who died suddenly on the 29/06/06-I miss u so much. |
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insert from table X into table Y