Yes but it didn’t sink in but the two table join idea does make sense – I’ll give that a try. THANK YOU.
From: David G. Johnston <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 21, 2020 11:25 AM To: Hagen Finley <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: INSERT Trigger to check for existing records On Saturday, November 21, 2020, David G. Johnston <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: On Saturday, November 21, 2020, Hagen Finley <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: David, That's an interesting idea. I WOULD like to retain the OLD records that are the same and only INSERT new or changed records. Is there a way to compare the old and the new records without a trigger? A where clause? Did you get the part in the plan where there are two tables, existing and new? You write queries that join the two tables together and use the where clause in those queries to limit records. David J.
