Roy

The concept of using an upsert is interesting. What if the update failed and the insert was executed instead? Then you would have the same read profile whether using upsert of the if exists method, correct? Also, with the use of if exists, one could use a nolock locking hint in order to reduce blocking in thier highly transactional database where when using the method described, we are guaranteed a read lock regardles of whether the updates succeeds or not, correct?

Just some thoughts, and verifiable answers are much appreciated.