Re: If EXISTS before insert clause

OK, say I had the following in a .sql file

IF EXISTS(SELECT PRD_UID FROM WST_PRD WHERE PRD_UID = 502) BEGIN
        INSERT INTO WPS_DELB (TABLE_TYPE,FLD_NAME,FKEY_TABLE,FKEY_FLD_NAME) VALUES ('CFLD','CAGR_UID','CAGR','CAGR_UID') ;         INSERT INTO WPS_DELB (TABLE_TYPE,FLD_NAME,FKEY_TABLE,FKEY_FLD_NAME) VALUES ('CFLD','LKUP_UID','LKUP','LKUP_UID') ;         INSERT INTO WPS_DELB (TABLE_TYPE,FLD_NAME,FKEY_TABLE,FKEY_FLD_NAME) VALUES ('CIMP','IMPT_UID','IMPT','IMPT_UID') ;         INSERT INTO WPS_DELB (TABLE_TYPE,FLD_NAME,FKEY_TABLE,FKEY_FLD_NAME) VALUES ('ITTH','TOLR_UID','TOLR','TOLR_UID') ;         INSERT INTO WPS_DELB (TABLE_TYPE,FLD_NAME,FKEY_TABLE,FKEY_FLD_NAME) VALUES ('RISK','CATG_UID','CATG','CATG_UID') ;         INSERT INTO WPS_DELB (TABLE_TYPE,FLD_NAME,FKEY_TABLE,FKEY_FLD_NAME) VALUES ('SCOR','IMPT_UID','IMPT','IMPT_UID') ;         INSERT INTO WPS_DELB (TABLE_TYPE,FLD_NAME,FKEY_TABLE,FKEY_FLD_NAME) VALUES ('SCOR','PROB_UID','PROB','PROB_UID') ;         INSERT INTO WPS_DELB (TABLE_TYPE,FLD_NAME,FKEY_TABLE,FKEY_FLD_NAME) VALUES ('SCOR','SEV_UID','SEV','SEV_UID') ; END How would I covert that to PL/SQL and run it? It sounds to me like you are just saying change the top part to:

Declare a NUMBER;
SELECT COUNT(PRD_UID) into a FROM WST_PRD WHERE PRD_UID = 502; IF (a > 0)
BEGIN
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END IF But if I do that and try to run in TOAD it doesn't work.

I am new to Oracle so any help would be appreciated. I just don't define Oracle as easy. I have worked two places and everyone I have met hates dealing with it. Received on Fri Feb 04 2005 - 16:55:36 CST