Re: duplicate key violates unique constraint

Thank you. I tried as you said. But i get a ERROR:  syntax error at or near 
"INSERT" at character 9

BEGININSERT INTO my_shevi values ('a', 4, 2, 2);
EXCEPTIONWHEN unique_violation THENINSERT INTO my_shevi values ('a', 5, 2, 2);
END;

I don't see anything wrong with the code..

Shavonne

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Teemu Torma" <teemu@torma.org>
To: <pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: [SQL] duplicate key violates unique constraint


> On Tuesday 26 February 2008, Shavonne Marietta Wijesinghe wrote:
>> During an "INSERT INTO" I get an "Error - duplicate key violates
>> unique constraint...."
>>
>> Is there any way, that i can test the error. Something like this??
>>
>> IF error = "duplicate key violates unique constraint" then
>> Â Â do something
>> else
>> Â Â insert into
>> end if
>
> insert into ...;
> exception when unique_violation then
>  do something;
>
> Teemu
>
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