From: | Nicholas I <nicholas(dot)domnic(dot)i(at)gmail(dot)com> |
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To: | pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Need help on update. |
Date: | 2010-10-21 07:43:42 |
Message-ID: | AANLkTi=nyWz=SNYZ+uLNPeUKOTgSscVqZR6CRTUkL99z@mail.gmail.com |
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Hi,
there are two tables, table1 and table2, each having same column name called
sn_no,name. i want to update table1 names with table2 where sn_no are same.
select * from table1;
sn_no | name
-------+-----------
1 | ramnad
2 | bangalore
3 | chennai
select * from table2;
sn_no | name
-------+-----------
1 | Hyderabad
2 | Delhi
3 | Bombay
Any help ?
I tried with , some of the queries like,
*UPDATE table1 SET name = (select name from table2) where table2.sn_no =
table1.sn_no;*
ERROR: missing FROM-clause entry for table "table2"
LINE 1: ...table1 SET name = (select name from table2) where table2.sn_.
*UPDATE table1 inner join table2 on table2.sn_no = table1.sn_no set
table2.name = table1.name;*
ERROR: syntax error at or near "inner"
LINE 1: UPDATE table1 inner join table2 on table2.sn_no = table1.sn_...
-Nicholas I
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