How can I check if a record exists before inserting

Hi nothing happens, it just enters the record.

The code for the recordset and validation

<%
Dim Recordset1
Dim Recordset1_cmd
Dim Recordset1_numRows

Set Recordset1_cmd = Server.CreateObject ("ADODB.Command")
Recordset1_cmd.ActiveConnection = MM_hostspaced_STRING
Recordset1_cmd.CommandText = "SELECT Title FROM software WHERE Title = ?"
Recordset1_cmd.Prepared = true
Recordset1_cmd.Parameters.Append Recordset1_cmd.CreateParameter("param1", 200, 1, 255, Recordset1__MMColParam) ' adVarChar

Set Recordset1 = Recordset1_cmd.Execute
Recordset1_numRows = 0
%>

<%
if (Request.ServerVariables("Request_Method") = "POST") then
WAFV_Redirect = ""
Session("WAVT_insertproduct_Errors") = ""
if (WAFV_Redirect = "") then
WAFV_Redirect = cStr(Request.ServerVariables("SCRIPT_NAME"))
end if
WAFV_Errors = ""
WAFV_Errors = WAFV_Errors & WAValidateNM((Recordset1_total) & "",0,0,"",",.",true,4)

if (WAFV_Errors<> "") then
PostResult WAFV_Redirect,WAFV_Errors,"insertproduct"
end if
end if
%>