Re: [GENERAL] Dynamic update

From: Simon Drabble <simon(at)eskimo(dot)com>
To: tesio(at)easynet(dot)fr
Cc: Postgres Group <pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Dynamic update
Date: 1999-11-03 19:18:18
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.10.9911031416470.19564-100000@dragon.localdomain
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On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Alain TESIO wrote:

> -- Simon Drabble <simon(at)eskimo(dot)com> wrote:
> > Is it possible to update a column with another column's value, say
> >
> > UPDATE member SET votes = `SELECT count(votes) FROM ballot WHERE id
> > = 1`;
> >
> > with or without aggregates?
>
> Have you tried a more direct command ?
>
> UPDATE member SET votes count(votes) FROM ballot WHERE id = 1 ;
>
> (I can't test right now but I don't see why this wouldn't work ...)
>
> Alain

I get parse error at or near count - any variation (without the = sign)
produces a similar error.

TA,

Simon.

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