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Merge Statement Sql2008

The document discusses the MERGE statement in SQL Server 2008, which allows inserting, updating, and deleting records in a target table from a source table or query in a single atomic statement. Key points include that MERGE is set-based and more efficient than separate INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE statements. It also provides an example MERGE statement to update or insert customer records from a temporary table based on a join between the tables.

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Merge Statement Sql2008

The document discusses the MERGE statement in SQL Server 2008, which allows inserting, updating, and deleting records in a target table from a source table or query in a single atomic statement. Key points include that MERGE is set-based and more efficient than separate INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE statements. It also provides an example MERGE statement to update or insert customer records from a temporary table based on a join between the tables.

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Merge Statement in SQL Server 2008


By Robin_Roy , 11 Jun 2009
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Introduction
One of the fantastic new features of SQL Server 2008 is Merge Statement. Using a single statement, we can Add/Update records in our database table, without explicitly checking for the existence of records to perform operations like Insert or Update.

Facts about Merge Statement


Here are a few facts that you must know before starting to use Merge Statement: 1. 2. 3. 4. Atomic statement combining I N S E R T ,U P D A T E and D E L E T E operations based on conditional logic Done as a set-based operation; more efficient than multiple separate operations M E R G E is defined by ANSI SQL; you will find it in other database platforms as well Useful in both OLTP and Data Warehouse environments OLTP: merging recent information from external source DW: incremental updates of fact, slowly changing dimensions.

A typical merge statement looks like:


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Example
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Conclusion
So now with this new feature, we can implement the feature of add/insert/delete using a single statement without checking through the records. Hope you enjoyed this article. Happy programming!!!

History
11 th June, 2009: Initial post

License
This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)

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