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vikash11
vikash11 Posts: 18
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I'm working on a project in which I need to make sure that a certain field in a database table only includes unique values. To do this, I applied a UNIQUE key constraint to the column. When I try to insert a new row into the table with a value that already exists in the column, I receive the following error:

ERROR 1062 (23000): Duplicate entry 'value' for key 'column_name_UNIQUE'

I looked it up online and discovered that this error number indicates that the database has spotted a duplicate item in a field that is meant to be unique. The 1062 component of the error code represents a duplicate key value in MySQL, whereas the 23000 section denotes a generic integrity constraint violation.

I'm perplexed since I assumed the UNIQUE key constraint would prevent this type of issue from occurring. Reading this post, I discovered that the problem is caused by a flaw in the application code that inserts the data. So, what should I do now?

I believe the issue is with null values: when one of its operands is null, operator> returns an undefined value, which may bypass your IF function.
What should I do in the situation? According to the post, in order for this to function, I need a unique key on the id so that duplicates can be recognized in the first place. Is that correct? Could someone please explain?

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  • arochester
    arochester Posts: 368
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