• sqlrd22 (12/18/2012)


    Hi,

    I currently run a query daily and have to results going into a table using insert into.. select...

    The problem is, this puts all the results of the query into the table again and I only wish for it to enter the results that are new as it is repeating the data that is already in the table.

    Is there any type of append I can do that only adds records that are not currently in the table?

    Sorry if this seems simple, still learning.

    Thanks

    Yes there is a way to do that. You have to add a where clause to your insert statement to filter out the data that is already there.

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