Does DB2 have an “insert or update” statement?

Question

From my code (Java) I want to ensure that a row exists in the database (DB2) after my code is executed.

My code now does a select and if no result is re

Answer 1

This response is to hopefully fully answer the query MrSimpleMind had in use-update-and-insert-in-same-query and to provide a working simple example of the DB2 MERGE statement with a scenario of inserting AND updating in one go (record with ID 2 is updated and record ID 3 inserted).

CREATE TABLE STAGE.TEST_TAB (  ID INTEGER,  DATE DATE,  STATUS VARCHAR(10)  );
COMMIT;

INSERT INTO TEST_TAB VALUES (1, '2013-04-14', NULL), (2, '2013-04-15', NULL); COMMIT;

MERGE INTO TEST_TAB T USING (
  SELECT
    3 NEW_ID,
    CURRENT_DATE NEW_DATE,
    'NEW' NEW_STATUS
  FROM
    SYSIBM.DUAL
UNION ALL
  SELECT
    2 NEW_ID,
    NULL NEW_DATE,
    'OLD' NEW_STATUS
  FROM
    SYSIBM.DUAL 
) AS S
  ON
    S.NEW_ID = T.ID
  WHEN MATCHED THEN
    UPDATE SET
      (T.STATUS) = (S.NEW_STATUS)
  WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
    INSERT
    (T.ID, T.DATE, T.STATUS) VALUES (S.NEW_ID, S.NEW_DATE, S.NEW_STATUS);
COMMIT;