How do I check for NULL

From: Igor Korot <ikorot01(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "pgsql-generallists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: How do I check for NULL
Date: 2025-12-09 02:39:46
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Hi, ALL,
Consider the following scenario:

CREATE TABLE test(a INT, b VARCHAR(256), c INT, d VARCHAR(256), /*
more fields follows*/);
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX test_x( b, c, d );

Now I try to do:

INSERT INTO test VALUES( 0, 'abc', 12345, (SELECT foo FROM bar),
/*more data follow*/);

My problem is:

The SELECT can either return data or NULL.
Everything is good when the data is returned, but the insert fails
when the NULL is returned, because the field "d" is a part of UNIQUE
INDEX.

However,, I'd like to still insert the record and I'd like to do something like:

INSERT INTO test VALUES( 0, 'abc', 12345, IF( (SELECT foo FROM bar) ==
NULL, "postgres", <select_result>), /*more data follow*/);

What would be the best way to achieve this?

Thank you..

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