On Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:22:03 +0100, "Svein Erling Tysvær
  setysvar@gmail.com
  [firebird-support]" <firebird-support@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
  > No, I must admit limited knowledge of MERGE. For Firebird 3 is seems
  like a
  > good alternative, but I think Fb 2.1 and 2.5(?) requires a WHEN NOT
  MATCHED
  > THEN INSERT clause (which is typically not desirable in these cases).
  
  I don't have a Firebird install available right now, but looking at the
  syntax file (parse.y), the WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN INSERT clause is not
  required, not in 2.1 nor in 2.5. The syntax in the language reference
  suggests it is required, but as far as I can see it isn't.
  
  Mark
  
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