RE: insert into where not exists - how duplicate key error possible?

Does prugload have the same unique key? Do you have a duplicate in
there? SQL is set based, not row based, so isn't necessarily checking
the not exists before every insert. It gathers all the rows that don't
exist, and then inserts them all.

Kevin Bucknum
Senior Programmer Analyst
MEDDATA/MEDTRON
Tel: 985-893-2550

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Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 7:36 AM
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Subject: insert into where not exists - how duplicate key error

possible?

why would this SQL fail with a duplicate key error. I am selecting

rows to

insert which do not exist in the "insert into" table.

insert into prugdim ( collNum, dimensions, isNewPrice )
select a.collNum, a.dimensions, a.isNewPrice
from prugload a
where not exists ( select b.collNum
from prugdim b
where a.collNum = b.collNum
and a.dimensions = b.dimensions )

PRUGDIM has primary key of (COLLNUM, DIMENSIONS ). I am inserting
COLLNUM and DIMENSIONS into PRUGDIM from PRUGLOAD where
COLLNUM and DIMENSIONS do not yet exist in PRUGDIM.

I clear the PRUGDIM table. Run the INSERT stmt. Get the message
"duplicate key value specified". Then I run the INSERT stmt a 2nd

time, I get

the message "310 rows inserted".

delete from prugdim
385 rows deleted from PRUGDIM in COURI7.

insert into prugdim ( collNum, dimensions, isNewPrice )
select a.collNum, a.dimensions, a.isNewPrice
from prugload a
where not exists ( select b.collNum
from prugdim b
where a.collNum = b.collNum
and a.dimensions = b.dimensions )

Duplicate key value

specified.

insert into prugdim ( collNum, dimensions, isNewPrice )
select a.collNum, a.dimensions, a.isNewPrice
from prugload a
where not exists ( select b.collNum
from prugdim b
where a.collNum = b.collNum
and a.dimensions = b.dimensions )
310 rows inserted in PRUGDIM
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