how to check for duplicates before insert sql code example
Example 1: t-sql get duplicate rows
SELECT [CaseNumber], COUNT(*) AS Occurrences
FROM [CaseCountry]
GROUP BY [CaseNumber]
HAVING (COUNT(*) > 1)
Example 2: sql get rows with duplicate values
/* Gets reps */
SELECT fieldA, COUNT(*)
FROM tableA
GROUP BY fieldA
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1
/* Use reps to filter results */
SELECT a.*
FROM tableA a
JOIN (
SELECT fieldA, COUNT(*) as 'count'
FROM tableA
GROUP BY fieldA
HAVING COUNT(*) > 1
) b
ON a.fieldA = b.fieldA