Modifying Data
The following code examples show how to use data modification statements.
Procedure for Updates
You can use Exec to execute data modification statements. Exec returns a Result value which contains the number of affected rows.
INSERT
To insert updates:
result, _ := db.Exec("INSERT INTO [CData].[Human_Resources].Workers (Legal_Name_Last_Name) VALUES ('John')")
affected, _ := result.RowsAffected()
UPDATE
To retrieve updates:
result, _ := db.Exec("UPDATE [CData].[Human_Resources].Workers SET Legal_Name_Last_Name = 'John' WHERE Worker_Reference_WID = 'Morgan'")
affected, _ := result.RowsAffected()
DELETE
To delete updates:
result, _ := db.Exec("DELETE FROM [CData].[Human_Resources].Workers WHERE Id = '0e44c92412d34b01ace61e80a47aaf6d'")
affected, _ := result.RowsAffected()