This is the doc jwittenm referred to: http://download.oracle.com
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Browse All TopicsI have a stored procedure which inserts records into a table and then needs to insert and/or update records in the table. I am assuming that I need a if-then-else clause or a loop of some sort, but how do I do this based on a key column?
Basically, if the loan number exists in the table, then I want to update it. If it does not exist, then I want to insert it. See soe of my SQL below. Thanks for your help.
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This is the doc jwittenm referred to: http://download.oracle.com
Good luck!
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by: jwittenmPosted on 2008-07-14 at 09:32:52ID: 21999622
You want the SQL Merge statement. See documentation at technet.oracle.com.