#structure of tests; #1 test of table containing single unique blob column; #2 test of table containing another unique int/ varchar etc column; #3 test of table containing multiple unique blob column like unique(a),unique(b); #4 test of table containing multiple multiple unique blob column like unique(a,b...),unique(c,d....); #structure of each test; #test if update works; #test update for duplicate entry; #test update for no change keys; #test update for ignore ; #test 1 create table t1 (a blob unique); show keys from t1; Table t1 Non_unique 0 Key_name a Seq_in_index 1 Column_name a Collation A Cardinality NULL Sub_part NULL Packed NULL Null YES Index_type HASH Comment Index_comment insert into t1 values(1),(2),(3),(4),(5); select * from t1; a 1 2 3 4 5 update t1 set a=11 where a=5; update t1 set a=a+20 where a=1; select * from t1; a 21 2 3 4 11 update t1 set a=3 where a=2; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '3' for key 'a' update t1 set a=4 where a=3; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '4' for key 'a' #no change in blob key update t1 set a=3 where a=3; update t1 set a=2 where a=2; select* from t1; a 21 2 3 4 11 #IGNORE; update ignore t1 set a=3 where a=2; update ignore t1 set a=4 where a=3; select * from t1; a 21 2 3 4 11 drop table t1; #test 2; create table t1 (a int primary key, b blob unique , c int unique ); show keys from t1; Table Non_unique Key_name Seq_in_index Column_name Collation Cardinality Sub_part Packed Null Index_type Comment Index_comment t1 0 PRIMARY 1 a A 0 NULL NULL BTREE t1 0 b 1 b A NULL NULL NULL YES HASH t1 0 c 1 c A NULL NULL NULL YES BTREE insert into t1 values(1,1,1),(2,2,2),(3,3,3),(4,4,4),(5,5,5),(6,6,6),(7,7,7); select * from t1 limit 3; a b c 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 update t1 set b=34 where a=1; update t1 set b=a+c+b+34 where b=2; update t1 set b=a+10+b where c=3; select * from t1; a b c 1 34 1 2 40 2 3 16 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 truncate table t1; insert into t1 values(1,1,1),(2,2,2),(3,3,3),(4,4,4),(5,5,5),(6,6,6),(7,7,7); update t1 set b=4 where a=3; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '4' for key 'b' update t1 set b=a+1 where b=3; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '4' for key 'b' update t1 set b=a+1 where c=3; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '4' for key 'b' #no change in blob key update t1 set b=3 where a=3; update t1 set b=2 where b=2; update t1 set b=5 where c=5; select* from t1; a b c 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 #IGNORE; update ignore t1 set b=3 where a=2; update ignore t1 set b=4 where b=3; update ignore t1 set b=5 where c=3; select * from t1; a b c 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 drop table t1; #test 3; create table t1 (a blob unique, b blob unique , c blob unique); show keys from t1; Table Non_unique Key_name Seq_in_index Column_name Collation Cardinality Sub_part Packed Null Index_type Comment Index_comment t1 0 a 1 a A NULL NULL NULL YES HASH t1 0 b 1 b A NULL NULL NULL YES HASH t1 0 c 1 c A NULL NULL NULL YES HASH insert into t1 values(1,1,1),(2,2,2),(3,3,3),(4,4,4),(5,5,5),(6,6,6),(7,7,7); select * from t1 limit 3; a b c 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 update t1 set b=34 where a=1; update t1 set b=a+c+b+34 where b=2; update t1 set b=a+10+b where c=3; select * from t1; a b c 1 34 1 2 40 2 3 16 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 truncate table t1; insert into t1 values(1,1,1),(2,2,2),(3,3,3),(4,4,4),(5,5,5),(6,6,6),(7,7,7); update t1 set b=4 where a=3; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '4' for key 'b' update t1 set b=a+1 where b=3; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '4' for key 'b' update t1 set b=a+1 where c=3; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '4' for key 'b' #no change in blob key update t1 set b=3 where a=3; update t1 set b=2 where b=2; update t1 set b=5 where c=5; select* from t1; a b c 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 #IGNORE; update ignore t1 set b=3 where a=2; update ignore t1 set b=4 where b=3; update ignore t1 set b=5 where c=3; update ignore t1 set b=b+3 where a>1 or b>1 or c>1; select * from t1; a b c 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 8 5 6 9 6 7 10 7 update ignore t1 set b=b+5 where a>1 and b<5 and c0; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '3-3' for key 'b' update ignore t1 set b=b+1, c=c+1 where a>0; select * from t1 ; a b c d e f g 1 37 37 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 9 9 9 9 truncate table t1; insert into t1 values(1,1,1,1,1,1,1),(2,2,2,2,2,2,2),(3,3,3,3,3,3,3),(4,4,4,4,4,4,4), (5,5,5,5,5,5,5),(6,6,6,6,6,6,6),(7,7,7,7,7,7,7),(8,8,8,8,8,8,8),(9,9,9,9,9,9,9); #key b_f no hash key update t1 set b=2 , f=2 where a=1; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '2-2' for key 'b_2' update t1 set b=b+33, f=f+33 where e=1 and g=1; update t1 set b=34, f=34 where e=1 and g=1 ; update t1 set b=b+1, f=f+1 where a>0; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '3-3' for key 'b_2' update ignore t1 set b=b+1, f=f+1 where a>0; select * from t1 ; a b c d e f g 1 36 1 1 1 36 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 9 9 9 10 9 truncate table t1; insert into t1 values(1,1,1,1,1,1,1),(2,2,2,2,2,2,2),(3,3,3,3,3,3,3),(4,4,4,4,4,4,4), (5,5,5,5,5,5,5),(6,6,6,6,6,6,6),(7,7,7,7,7,7,7),(8,8,8,8,8,8,8),(9,9,9,9,9,9,9); #key e_g update t1 set e=2 , g=2 where a=1; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '2-2' for key 'e' update t1 set e=e+34, g=g+34 where a=1; update t1 set e=34, g=34 where e=1 and g=1 ; select * from t1 where a=1; a b c d e f g 1 1 1 1 35 1 35 update t1 set e=e+1, g=g+1 where a>0; ERROR 23000: Duplicate entry '3-3' for key 'e' update ignore t1 set e=e+1, g=g+1 where a>0; select * from t1 ; a b c d e f g 1 1 1 1 37 1 37 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 10 drop table t1;