You could create a User defined Function that contains this logic. At the present time, an UDF needs to be coded in C. Depending on how your `users` interface with the application, you could write a C/C++ or java command line interface as well.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 2/9/04, 10:53:00 AM, Mike Tuller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding There has to be a way to do this: > I have posted this question a few times, and have not seen the answer that I > need. > I have a shell script, that gathers information from systems, and I want > that info to be entered into a database. I want it to check first to see if > the data is already entered, and if not, add it. If it has already been > entered, then update the record. > I would think that some type of if/else statement would work, but I can't > get the IF statement http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/IF_Statement.html to work > correctly in MySql. > Here is what I have: > "IF SELECT * FROM hardware_assets WHERE ethernet_address='$ethernet_address' > IS NULL\ > THEN INSERT into hardware_assets (ethernet_address) VALUES > ($ethernet_address)\ > ELSE\ > UPDATE hardware_assets SET operating_system='10.3.3'\ > END IF;" > I get back that I have an error in my SQL syntax. $ethernet_address is set, > so that is not my problem. > Does anyone know a way to go about this in SQL, or in a shell script? I > don't want to do it in Perl or PHP. > Thanks, > Mike > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
