SQLite UPSERT / UPDATE OR INSERT

Question

I need to perform UPSERT / INSERT OR UPDATE against a SQLite Database.

There is the command INSERT OR REPLACE which in many cases can be useful. But if you want to k

Answer 1

To have a pure UPSERT with no holes (for programmers) that don't relay on unique and other keys:

UPDATE players SET user_name="gil", age=32 WHERE user_name='george'; 
SELECT changes();

SELECT changes() will return the number of updates done in the last inquire. Then check if return value from changes() is 0, if so execute:

INSERT INTO players (user_name, age) VALUES ('gil', 32);