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Asked: May 17, 20262026-05-17T20:57:35+00:00 2026-05-17T20:57:35+00:00

I am looking for the most efficient way to update a table in the

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I am looking for the most efficient way to update a table in the following way.

If field A has a value in it and the contents of field b are being removed (null)then just update field b to null.

If field A has no value in it and field b is being updated to null then delete row.

I’m a MYSQL newbie and am aware of insert/update/delete but am wondering if there is another command that would do the above?

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    2026-05-17T20:57:36+00:00Added an answer on May 17, 2026 at 8:57 pm

    It sounds like you want a trigger.

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