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On duplicate key do nothing
I am inserting into the following table using LuaSQL with PtokaX API.
CREATE TABLE `requests` (
`id` INT(10) UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`ctg` VARCHAR(15) NOT NULL,
`msg` ...
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row locking or avoiding duplicate insertion on primarykey/otherfield combo
i have a table that stores additional data pertaining to files/images saved in files elsewhere, each entry can be associated with another type in the system,
for users there may be one or more ...
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Optimal way to ignore duplicate inserts?
Background
This problem relates to ignoring duplicate inserts using PostgreSQL 9.2 or greater. The reason I ask is because of this code:
-- Ignores duplicates.
INSERT INTO
db_table ...
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Select one name per person where spelling variations exist
I have a source table that contains Employee IDs and names. The employee names may be listed multiple times with variations on the exact spelling (see 'source table' for example - note the middle ...