If exists update, if it doesn't exist create

What I am looking for is a table that has two columns we'll say FName and Timestamp. What I want to do is to see if that name exists in my records. If it does I want to update it with a new timestamp. If it does not I want to create a new record in my table. This is going to be a check from vb 6.0 that is running continuously, so it will run the stored procedure to look for Redundancy in the FName column, if it finds it I want it to update the timestamp in that record to show the most up to date time.

Thank you in advance.First, check if the record exists, if not then add it to the table :

IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT (1) FROM 'table' WHERE FNAME = 'name')
Insert new record into table

Now update the table

UPDATE 'table'
SET TimeStamp = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
WHERE fname = 'name'|||

Quote:

Originally Posted by SkinHead

First, check if the record exists, if not then add it to the table :

IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT (1) FROM 'table' WHERE FNAME = 'name')
Insert new record into table

Now update the table

UPDATE 'table'
SET TimeStamp = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
WHERE fname = 'name'

Thanks for the reply. I guess I wrote my question wrong. I need this stored procedure to search a table for any names that it finds to be the same, not just a specific one, and replace the timestamp with a new timestamp.|||

Quote:

Originally Posted by JReneau35

Thanks for the reply. I guess I wrote my question wrong. I need this stored procedure to search a table for any names that it finds to be the same, not just a specific one, and replace the timestamp with a new timestamp.

You do have a specific name your searching for though right? This method will update all of the records matching your input parameter.

You come in with a name and you want it to search for that name in a table. If it doesnt find it, you want one new record created with a timestamp. If it does find it, no matter how many times it finds it, you want all of them updated.

Am I understanding you right?