[sqlite] Fwd: inserting new data only

2020-02-25 Thread Przemek Klosowski
I am storing time series data arriving from a sensor into (time,value) records, like so: 10:32 12 10:35 15 10:37 15 10:39 13 10:43 13 10:46 18 and I want to avoid storing repetitive data, so that the database should contain 10:32 12 10:35 15 10:39 13 10:46 18 where only the earliest

Re: [sqlite] Fwd: inserting new data only

2020-02-25 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 1:03 PM John McKown wrote: > > I am storing time series data arriving from a sensor into (time,value) > > records, like so: > > 10:32 12 > > 10:35 15 > > 10:37 15 > > 10:39 13 > > 10:43 13 > > 10:46 18 > > > > and I want to avoid storing repetitive data, so that the

Re: [sqlite] Fwd: inserting new data only

2020-02-25 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 1:18 PM Keith Medcalf wrote: > create table data > ( > keytext primary key, > data integer not null > ) > without rowid; > > -- insert into data select (?, ? as value where value IS NOT (select data > from (select max(key), data from data)); >.. >

Re: [sqlite] Fwd: inserting new data only

2020-02-25 Thread Przemek Klosowski
rigger can't prevent the subsequent insert. > > > -Original Message- > From: sqlite-users On Behalf > Of Przemek Klosowski > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 12:02 PM > To: SQLite mailing list > Subject: [sqlite] Fwd: inserting new data only > > I am storing time serie

Re: [sqlite] Fwd: inserting new data only

2020-02-26 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Wed, Feb 26, 2020 at 11:56 AM James K. Lowden wrote: > > and I want to avoid storing repetitive data, so that the database > > should contain > > [...] > > only the earliest time with the unchanging value is stored. > > Be careful what you wish for. Usually "avoid storing" is a proxy for >