At 4:27 PM -0400 9/21/01, Jason Frisvold wrote:
>Currently I'm checking to see if a value exists in the database before
>deciding whether to update it or insert it. Would this be quicker to do if
>I merely used REPLACE? Is that the purpose of the REPLACE command? If it
>exists, just update it, and if it doesn't exist, insert it?
Right. The table must have a PRIMARY KEY or UNIQUE index.
The decision as to whether to replace or insert is based on whether
a record with the same unique key value already exists.
>
>Thanks,
>
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>Jason H. Frisvold
>Senior ATM Engineer
>Engineering Dept.
>Penteledata
>CCNA Certified - CSCO10151622
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