I am trying to use this query to update a table wherein I am adding a new musician named Helen Partou who has recently learnt how to play the tambourine adequately. Here is the query:
merge into MusicianInstrument i
using Musician m
on (m.musicianNo = i.musicianNo
and i.instrumentName = 'Tambourine'
and m.musicianName = 'Helen Partou')
when matched then update set levelOfExpertise = 'Adequate'
when not matched then insert (i.musicianNo, i.instrumentName, i.levelOfExpertise)
values (m.musicianNo, 'Tambourine', 'Adequate');
However, this error keeps appearing:
An UPDATE or INSERT statement attempted to insert a duplicate key.
There is no existing key as the error may suggest. Here is the original insert into statements with data specific to each musician:
insert into MusicianInstrument(musicianNo,instrumentName,levelOfExpertise)
values('04','Saxophone','Expert');
insert into MusicianInstrument(musicianNo,instrumentName,levelOfExpertise)
values('04','Harp','Average');
Since the MusicianInstrument table does not contain any detail about Helen learning the Tambourine at an Adequate level, the merge into statement should update the table with this information.
Why am I getting this error? The RDBMS I am currently using is Oracle. Any help would be appreciated greatly!
Thanks.
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I've added the column DVDAtTime and I'm and trying to insert values using a subquery. Seems rather straight forward but I keep getting an error that I can't insert null into (I believe) an unrelated field in the table. Ultimately, DVDAtTime should be the number shown in MembershipType
My code is as follows:
Insert Into Membership(DVDAtTime)
Select LEFT(MembershipType,1)
FROM Membership
I suspect you want to update each existing row, not insert new rows:
update membership
set DVDAtTime = left(MembershipType, 1)
New to sql statements etc and I have an issue with what i am doing using squirrelSQL on linux machine
I Created a table and used the following sql statements:-
INSERT INTO FIRSTTABLE VALUES
(11,'TEN','STEVE'),(21,'TWENTY','JO'),(31,'THIRTY','KIDS')
ALTER TABLE FIRSTTABLE
ADD SURNAME VARCHAR(15);
this works fine however when i attempt to insert data/values into the the surname row i keep experiencing errors, the SQL statement i am using is:-
INSERT INTO FIRSTTABLE (SURNAME)
VALUES ('THOMAS'),('THOMAS'),('THOMAS'),('THOMAS');
This particular statement returns the following error:-
Error: Column 'ID' cannot accept a NULL value.
SQLState: 23502
ErrorCode: 30000
I only wish to add data/values into the surname column,after creating a new column with the alter table statement, i have tried many different combinations including using a SELECT statement prior to the INSERT statement above which also gives errors any guidance will be greatly appreciated,
You are inserting into Surname, without assigning a value to the other fields. You are getting this error message because ID is blank, and should not.
Understand that INSERT creates new rows. If you wish to modify existing rows, use UPDATE
In this case you could use UPDATE FIRSTTABLE SET SURNAME='THOMAS';
Omitting the WHERE clause affects all the fields in the table.
Hope it helps, and good luck in your learning process!
The approach is wrong, you need to:
UPDATE FIRSTTABLE SET SURNAME='THOMAS' WHERE ID IN (11, 21, 31)
Inserting will add a new row to the table. So you need to update a row using
UPDATE FIRSTTABLE SET SURNAME="THOMAS" WHERE ID=11
How would I insert into multiple tables with one sql script in db2
For example, insert a row into T1 DOCK_DOOR and then insert into T2 DOCK_DOOR_LANE multiple times based on the dock_door_sysid from the first table.
My first approach was the following. I was attempting to use a with with three inserts. on the other hand, doing to inserts on the second table is not and option if this can be automated with one insert.
thanks for any feedback
sql example
WITH ins AS (
INSERT INTO DBF1.DOCK_DOOR (DOCK_DOOR_SYSID,DOOR_NUMBER,DOOR_NAME,DOCK_SYSID,DOOR_SEQ,ENCRYPTION_CODE,RFID_ENBLD_FLAG,LANES_COUNT,CMNT_TEXT,CREATE_TS,CREATE_USERID,UPDATE_TS,UPDATE_USERID,VER_NUMBER,ACTIVE_FLAG,STATUS_SYSID,DOOR_TYPE_SYSID)
VALUES (nextval for DBF1.DOCK_DOOR_SEQ,'026','DOOR025',61,25,NULL,'N','2',NULL,current timestamp,'SQL_INSERT',current timestamp,'SQL_INSERT',0,NULL,1723,1142)
RETURNING door_number,dock_door_sysid),
ins2 AS (
INSERT INTO SIT.DOCK_DOOR_lane (DOCK_DOOR_LANE_SYSID,DOOR_LANE_ID,DOCK_DOOR_SYSID,LANE_ID,CREATE_TS,CREATE_USERID,UPDATE_TS,UPDATE_USERID,VER_NUMBER)
VALUES (nextval for DBF1.DOCK_DOOR_LANE_seq,door_number||''||'A',dock_door_sysid,'A',current timestamp},'SQL_INSERT',current timestamp,'SQL_INSERT',0)
SELECT door_number,dock_door_sysid FROM DBF1.DOCK_DOOR
RETURNING door_number,dock_door_sysid)
INSERT INTO DBF1.DOCK_DOOR_lane (DOCK_DOOR_LANE_SYSID,DOOR_LANE_ID,DOCK_DOOR_SYSID,LANE_ID,CREATE_TS,CREATE_USERID,UPDATE_TS,UPDATE_USERID,VER_NUMBER)
VALUES (nextval for DBF1.DOCK_DOOR_LANE_seq,door_number||''||'B',dock_door_sysid,'B',current timestamp},'SQL_INSERT',current timestamp,'SQL_INSERT',0)
SELECT door_number,dock_door_sysid FROM DBF1.DOCK_DOOR;
Table 1 = dock_door
Table 2 = Dock_door_lane
You could do it with a trigger on the dock_door table.
However, if you're on a recent, version on IBM i. You might be able to make use of data change table reference
Your statement would look something like this
insert into dock_door_lane
select <....>
from final table (insert into dock_door <...>)
I'm not sure it will work, as this article indicates that at least at a couple of years ago DB2 for i didn't support the secondary insert required.
This old SO question also seems to confirm that at least at v7.1, the double insert isn't supported.
If I get a chance, I'll run a test on a 7.2 system Monday.
Trying insert table data into another table,
But I'm getting the following error:
Msg 2627, Level 14, State 1, Line 4
Violation of PRIMARY KEY constraint 'PK___4__10'. Cannot insert duplicate key in object 'dbo.tbl_Diagnosis_Table'.
Appears to be a duplicate primary key between both tables. Both tables have the same fields and data types, different data. What query can resolve this issue?
INSERT INTO tbl_Diagnosis_Table
SELECT *
FROM tbl_Holding_Diagnosis_Table
INSERT INTO tbl_Diagnosis_Table(Code, [Description], Comments, Discontinued)
(SELECT
Code, [Description], Comments, Discontinued
FROM
tbl_Holding_Diagnosis_Table);
Assuming Code is the primary key this should eliminate the duplicate rows from the insert:
INSERT INTO tbl_Diagnosis_Table (Code, [Description], Comments, Discontinued)
SELECT Code, [Description], Comments, Discontinued
FROM tbl_Holding_Diagnosis_Table
WHERE tbl_Holding_Diagnosis_Table.Code NOT IN
(SELECT Code FROM tbl_Diagnosis_Table)
If the primary key is some other column, or a composite key, you might need to use a join instead.
You might want to look at the MERGE statement if you want to update existing rows and only insert new.
You need a WHERE with an IN Clause To filter the records to insert, but first you need to know wich fields form the primary key.
If what you're saying is correct i.e. all the values are unique, it leaves only one option. Make sure that if there is an identity column in table tbl_diagnosis_table, you are setting the IDENTITY_INSERT to ON on this table and providing values manually in the select. It might have been possible that the seed and increment was reset in the past. In case you were wrong, you have to use a where clause as suggested by others.
I was going to suggest using a Merge query to do insert or update until I noticed the two inserts in the sample code both do the same insert. The error also says the error is on line 4 which is where the second insert occurs. If the two inserts aren't two examples of the problematic code, then the resolution may be as simple as removing one of the inserts.
Otherwise the other answers are correct, the duplicate rows need to be filtered and the IDENTITY_INSERT has to be turned on for the table.
SET IDENTITY_INSERT tbl_Diagnosis_Table ON -- if it is necessary to have the same primary key
MERGE tbl_Diagnosis_Table AS target
USING (SELECT Code, Description, Comments, Discontinued FROM tbl_Holding_Diagnosis_Table) AS source (Code, Description, Comments, Discontinued)
ON (target.Code = source.Code)
WHEN MATCHED THEN
UPDATE SET Description = source.Description,
Comments = source.Comments,
Discontinued = source.Discontinued
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
INSERT (Code, Description, Comments, Discontinued)
VALUES (source.Code, source.Description, source.Comments, source.Discontinued)
END; -- missing semicolons causes errors
SET IDENTITY_INSERT tbl_Diagnosis_Table OFF
Do your homework though. There are some very good reasons not to use Merge.
Use Caution with SQL Server's MERGE Statement
Indexed views and Merge
Optimizing Merge Statement Performance
At work we have a SQL Server database. I don't know the db that well. I have created a new column in the table for some new functionality....straight away I have started seeing errors
My statement was this:
ALTER TABLE users
ADD locked varchar(50) NULL
GO
The error is:
Insert Error: Column name or number of supplied values does not match table definition
I have read that the error message appears when during an INSERT operation either the number of supplied column names or the number of supplied values does not match the table definition.
But I have checked so many times and i have changed the PHP code to include this columns data yet I still receive the error.
I have run the SQL query directly on the db and still get the error.
Funny enough the query which gets the error is an Update.
UPDATE "users"
SET "users"."date_last_login" = GETDATE()
WHERE id = 1
Have you considered it could be a trigger causing it?
This is the error message you would get.
If its an Update action causing it check trigger actions that Updates on that table run.
Do it with:
#sp_helptrigger Users, 'UPDATE';
This will show triggers occuring with ‘update’ actions.
If there is a trigger, grab the triggers name and run the below (but replace TriggerNameHere with real trigger):
#sp_helptext TriggerNameHere;
This will give you any SQL that the trigger runs and could be the INSERT the error message is referring to.
Hope this helps
Aside from TRIGGERS,
the reason for that is because you are using implicit type of INSERT statement. Let's say your previous number of columns on the table is 3. You have this syntax of INSERT statement,
INSERT INTO tableName VALUES ('val1','val2','val3')
which executes normally fine. But then you have altered the table to add another column. All of your INSERT queries are inserting only three values on the table which doesn't matches to the total number of columns.
In order to fix the problem, you have to update all INSERT statements to insert 4 values on the table,
INSERT INTO tableName VALUES ('val1','val2','val3', 'val4')
and it will normally work fine.
I'll advise you to use the EXPLICIT type of INSERT wherein you have to specify the columns you want to insert values with. Eg,
INSERT INTO tableName (col1, col2, col3) VALUES ('val1','val2','val3')
in this ways, even if you have altered your tables by adding additional columns, your INSERT statement won't be affected unless the column doesn't have a default value and which is non-nullable.