Suggest a new SQL statement feature.

Hi all:
I hope ORACLE has such a new feature, to reduce the client codes. We usually do that: Inserting a record to a table, if some columns have existed, then update it, else insert this new record. I assume this statement is:
INSERT INTO MYTABLE (A,B,C) VALUES (1, 2, 3) UPDATE EXISTS (A, B)
It's mean that if A and B is duplicated (exists a row that A=1 and B=2), then UPDATE column C value of these rows to 3 implicitly.
let me know your ideas about it. thanks!!!
Bob.yang

But MERGE is a 9i Feature with Insert & Update.
Thats what ur requriment is for no need for
delete.Your point being?
No harm in alerting people to new capabilities...

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