I want the amount to be updated if the entry is in the table else a new one inserts.
delimiter $$
CREATE TRIGGER t
BEFORE INSERT
ON PARTS
for each row
BEGIN
if exists (SELECT Part_name FROM PARTS where part_name = new.part_name) then
UPDATE PARTS SET amount=amount+NEW.amount WHERE
Part_name=NEW.Part_name;
end if;
END $$
delimiter ;
When I'm trying:
mysql> insert into PARTS(Part_name,amount,Storage_ID) values('barley',1000,1);
Then I got this error:
ERROR 1442 (HY000): Can't update table 'PARTS' in stored function/trigger because it is already used by statement which invoked this stored function/trigger.
What is my fault? Any idea?
You don't need a trigger. You want insert on duplicate key update
:
insert into PARTS(Part_name, amount, Storage_ID)
values('barley', 1000, 1)
on duplicate key update amount = amount + values(amount);
For this to work, you need a unique index or primary key on parts(part_name)
. Or perhaps on parts(part_name, storage_id)
. It is unclear how that fits in.