syntax for single row MERGE / upsert in SQL Server
- by Jacob
I'm trying to do a single row insert/update on a table but all the examples out there are for sets.
Can anyone fix my syntax please:
MERGE member_topic ON mt_member = 0 AND mt_topic = 110
WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET mt_notes = 'test'
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT (mt_member, mt_topic, mt_notes) VALUES (0, 110, 'test')
Resolution per marc_s is to convert the single row to a subquery - which makes me think the MERGE command is not really intended for single row upserts.
MERGE member_topic
USING (SELECT 0 mt_member, 110 mt_topic) as source
ON member_topic.mt_member = source.mt_member AND member_topic.mt_topic = source.mt_topic
WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE SET mt_notes = 'test'
WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT (mt_member, mt_topic, mt_notes) VALUES (0, 110, 'test');
