H2 Java Insert ignore - allow exception

Question

I am working on a java plugin interfacing with an H2 database. What I really want is an \"Insert Ignore\" statement; however, I\'m aware that H2 doesn\'t support this. I am

Answer 1

One solution is to use:

insert into test 
select 1, 'Hello' from dual 
where not exists(select * from test where id = 1)

This should work for all databases (except for the dual part; you may need to create your own dummy table with one row).

To disable logging exceptions, append ;trace_level_file=0 to the database URL:

jdbc:h2:~/test;trace_level_file=0

or run the SQL statement:

set trace_level_file 0