Using IF ELSE statement based on Count to execute different Insert statements

Question

While I am searching through my database, I run an INSERT statement if I find that a particular item does not exist, and I run a different INSERT statement if I find one or

Answer 1

Depending on your needs, here are a couple of ways:

IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM TABLE WHERE COLUMN = 'SOME VALUE')
    --INSERT SOMETHING
ELSE
    --INSERT SOMETHING ELSE

Or a bit longer

DECLARE @retVal int

SELECT @retVal = COUNT(*) 
FROM TABLE
WHERE COLUMN = 'Some Value'

IF (@retVal > 0)
BEGIN
    --INSERT SOMETHING
END
ELSE
BEGIN
    --INSERT SOMETHING ELSE
END