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Re: ignore_dup_row or ignore_dup_key

From: Andy Hardy <aph_at_ahardy.demon.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 1999 06:32:21 -0400
Message-ID: <Bz0iOGAFHy73Ew+G@ahardy.demon.co.uk>


In article <7smpp0$294s$1_at_adenine.netfront.net>, Norris <johnnie_at_cooper.com.hk> writes
>I need to insert a lot of data into a table and I want to filter out duplicate
>records. Is it possible to create index with ignore_dup_row?
>

I don't think so.

How about running this through PL/SQL and making use of EXCEPTION and the WHEN DUP_VAL_ON_INDEX then NULL?

Andy
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Received on Mon Sep 27 1999 - 05:32:21 CDT

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