Re: SQL - update table problem...

Hi!

According to the synopsis of UPDATE you just can update one table at a time.
Just use more UPDATE commands inside a transaction.

-- Matthias

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> [mailto:pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Marko Rihtar
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 2:21 PM
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> Subject: [GENERAL] SQL - update table problem...
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>
> Hi,
>
> i'm trying to make update on multiple tables but don't know how.
> is something like this posible with postgresql?
>
> update table1
> join table2 on (table1.id=table2.t1)
> join table3 on (table2.id=table3.t2)
> set table1.name='test', table2.sum=table1.x+table2.y,
> table3.cell='123456789'
> where table1.id=6
>
> i know that this syntax is not supported with postgres but i tried to
> rewrite the code using this synopsis:
>
> UPDATE [ ONLY ] table SET column = { expression | DEFAULT } [, ...]
> [ FROM fromlist ]
> [ WHERE condition ]
>
> i failed again.
> updating multiple tables, can it be done?
>
> thanks for help
>
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