OK, I solved my own problems (Congrats ;-) Sorry for bothering the list.
This is what I'm doing:
INSERT INTO table SELECT x,x,x where (select count(*) from table where
col1='value')=0;
any suggestions?
thanks,
Indraneel
On Mon, 6 Nov 2000, Indraneel Majumdar wrote:
> Now I have one more problem. How do I insert only once if value does not
> exist? eg:
>
> insert into table once select x,x,x where not col1='value'
>
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