INSERT DestTable
SELECT <cols>
FROM SourceTable s
WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM DestTable d
WHERE d.uniquecol(s) = s.uniquecol(s))


-----Original Message-----
From: vijay
[mailto:mssqldba-ezmlmshield-x57380787.[Email address protected]
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 5:48 PM
To: LazyDBA Discussion
Subject: Duplicate checking



Dear All,

Can anyone help me how to check duplicate rows if I am inserting from one
table to another table.

Thanks & Regards
Vijay N Sharma




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