SQLite Query to Insert a record If not exists

Question

I want to insert a record into a sqlite table if its actually not inserted.

Let\'s say it has three fields pk, name, address

I want to INSERT new record with

Answer 1

If you can't make use of a UNIQUE INDEX in combination with INSERT INTO or INSERT OR IGNORE INTO, you could write a query like this;

INSERT INTO table (column)
SELECT value
WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 
                  FROM table 
                  WHERE column = value)