Method for conditionally updating or inserting a row into a table
US7016903B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides the ability to alternatively update or insert a row into a table. This functionality is accomplished by merging a source table with a destination table such that the rows in the combined table are classified as an update row or an insert row. An identifier is inserted into each row to indicate its class. Examination of the identifier allows the row to be correctly inserted into the destination table or correctly updated in the destination table.
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