| From: | Igor Korot <ikorot01(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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| 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 |
| Message-ID: | CA+FnnTw=18Rba2XgceRUFKQo5P7Xf9QhXT6wKF=DgzYT6K9-sw@mail.gmail.com |
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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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