Re: Updating 457 rows in a table

From: Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Updating 457 rows in a table
Date: 2024-05-19 18:32:27
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On Sun, 19 May 2024, Ray O'Donnell wrote:

> Could you create a table with just person_id values whose rows are to be
> updated? Then you could do something like this:
>
> update people set active = true where exists (
>   select 1 from temporary_table where person_id = people.person_id
> );
>
> That's just off the top of my head and might not be correct, but that's the
> way I'd be thinking.

Ray,

I thought of doing this but it's a one-off activity. I would create and
insert the table, then delete it when done. Will keep this in mind.

Thanks,

Rich

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