This may be useful to you: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/REPLACE.html
> -----Original Message----- > From: Zysman, Roiy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 11:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: What is the best known practice for insertion...? > > > Hi All, > I'm trying to insert multiple lines to a table with 3 col. > All 3 of them > are a part of the primary key. > But while inserting the data , sometime occurs the situation where I > want to insert an already exist entry with the same keys. And mysql > barfs out that this key already exist in the table. > The solution to it would be probably to query for each entry that I'm > about to insert if that entry exists , but it looks like it > would be an > enormous overhead. I'm asking this question on a > _performance_ context . > What is the best way , ignore the error messages mysql barfs out or > query each entry for existences before inserting it ? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
