Slick way to update multiple tables.

From: "Theodore M Rolle, Jr(dot)" <stercor(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Slick way to update multiple tables.
Date: 2021-04-01 16:16:54
Message-ID: CAPDmd-AQ9M_DGEuttxB25TGCkQxT=WqU=p4_0AVKVTiJNBfbLA@mail.gmail.com
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I SELECT items from three tables.

It seems that the only way to put updated fields into their proper table is
to query *each* field, then UPDATE *each* table.

Am I missing something here?
Is there a way to do this automatically?

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