Re: Dimension table load - PLSQL question
- From: rjamya <rjamya@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ranko.mosic@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 08:52:13 -0400
Ronko,
there is no need to be tasty ... you didn't specify that you will be reading
from 6 table and inserting into one in your op. did you?
Raj
On 9/29/05, Ranko Mosic <ranko.mosic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Thanks for very helpful, no patronizing answer. If you've read more
> carefully what the problem is
> you'd see that MERGE can't work because it works on one table upserting
> another.
> I have one table being inserted from 6 tables.
> Thanks genius.
>
> On 9/28/05, Paul Drake <bdbafh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On 9/28/05, Ranko Mosic <ranko.mosic@xxxxxxxxx > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > > requirement:
> > > - input parameters are codes p_cd1, p_cd2, ...
> > > - for these codes I get descriptions ( select descr1 into v_descr1 from
> > >
> > > lkp_table1 where cd = p_cd1; select descr2 into v_descr2 from lkp_table2
> > > where
> > >
> > > cd = p_cd2 etc )
> > > - check if table t has records where t.descr1 = v_descr1
> > > and t.descr2 = v_descr2 and on and on ....;
> > > - if row exists return primary key;
> > > - if not then insert.
> > >
> > > What is the best way of doing it ( simplest ) ?
> > >
> > >
> > > Regards, Ranko.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > Ranko,
> >
> > "Simplest way" is to solicit opinions without using a search engine or
> > checking the documentation.
> > Its also usually "simplest" to leverage the existing provided
> > functionality, rather than writing your own routines, error handling, etc.
> >
> > A search of "oracle 10.1 upsert" in google.com <http://google.com/> +
> > "I'm feeling lucky" produced this for me.
> > Perhaps you might get lucky too.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > http://www.psoug.org/reference/merge.html
> >
> >
> > MERGE <hint> INTO <table_name>
> > USING <table_view_or_query>
> > ON (<condition>)
> > WHEN MATCHED THEN <update_clause>
> > WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN <insert_clause>;
> >
>
>
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