Mike Tuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am trying write a shell script to check to see if a record exists and if
> it does, update information, and if it doesn't insert information. Is there
> a way to do an if else statement in MySql?
>
If you have PRIMARY KEY or UNIQUE index, take a look at REPLACE and INSERT .. ON
DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE statements:
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/REPLACE.html
http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/INSERT.html
INSERT .. ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE is supported since v4.1.0.
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