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@ 2004-04-10 21:32 Kemin Zhou <kemin.zhou@ferring.com>
2004-04-10 22:07 ` Re: begin update ... syntax error Adrian Klaver <aklaver@comcast.net>
2004-04-10 22:19 ` Re: begin update ... syntax error Yasir Malik <ymalik@cs.stevens-tech.edu>
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From: Kemin Zhou @ 2004-04-10 21:32 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-sql
I was trying to speed up a simple update query
fri=# begin
fri-# update tabA set nobegin=tmp.nobegin, noend=tmp.noend
fri-# from tmp
fri-# where tabA.acc=tmp.acc;
ERROR: syntax error at or near "update" at character 7
The same query can be run with no problem if not starting with BEGIN.
Does mean that BEGIN cannot preceed UPDATE?
Or I am making some obvious miskate?
Kemin
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* Re: begin update ... syntax error
2004-04-10 21:32 begin update ... syntax error Kemin Zhou <kemin.zhou@ferring.com>
@ 2004-04-10 22:07 ` Adrian Klaver <aklaver@comcast.net>
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From: Adrian Klaver @ 2004-04-10 22:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-sql
On Saturday 10 April 2004 02:32 pm, Kemin Zhou wrote:
begin; Note the semi-colon
Then the update query;
commit; or rollback;
> I was trying to speed up a simple update query
>
> fri=# begin
> fri-# update tabA set nobegin=tmp.nobegin, noend=tmp.noend
> fri-# from tmp
> fri-# where tabA.acc=tmp.acc;
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "update" at character 7
>
> The same query can be run with no problem if not starting with BEGIN.
>
> Does mean that BEGIN cannot preceed UPDATE?
>
> Or I am making some obvious miskate?
>
> Kemin
>
>
>
>
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* Re: begin update ... syntax error
2004-04-10 21:32 begin update ... syntax error Kemin Zhou <kemin.zhou@ferring.com>
@ 2004-04-10 22:19 ` Yasir Malik <ymalik@cs.stevens-tech.edu>
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From: Yasir Malik @ 2004-04-10 22:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Kemin Zhou <kemin.zhou@ferring.com>; +Cc: pgsql-sql
Kemin,
Instead of just begin, have "begin;" and put "commit;" at the end of the
SQL statement. Go here for more information:
http://developer.postgresql.org/docs/postgres/tutorial-transactions.html
Regards,
Yasir
On Sat, 10 Apr 2004, Kemin Zhou wrote:
> Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 14:32:46 -0700
> From: Kemin Zhou <kemin.zhou@ferring.com>
> To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
> Subject: [SQL] begin update ... syntax error
>
> I was trying to speed up a simple update query
>
> fri=# begin
> fri-# update tabA set nobegin=tmp.nobegin, noend=tmp.noend
> fri-# from tmp
> fri-# where tabA.acc=tmp.acc;
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "update" at character 7
>
> The same query can be run with no problem if not starting with BEGIN.
>
> Does mean that BEGIN cannot preceed UPDATE?
>
> Or I am making some obvious miskate?
>
> Kemin
>
>
>
>
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* Re: begin update ... syntax error
@ 2004-04-10 21:51 Gregory S. Williamson <gsw@globexplorer.com>
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From: Gregory S. Williamson @ 2004-04-10 21:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Kemin Zhou <kemin.zhou@ferring.com>; pgsql-sql
try a semicolon after the begin ?
begin;
<code>
commit;
Greg Williamson
DBA
GlobeXplorer LLC
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From: Kemin Zhou [mailto:kemin.zhou@ferring.com]
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Subject: [SQL] begin update ... syntax error
I was trying to speed up a simple update query
fri=# begin
fri-# update tabA set nobegin=tmp.nobegin, noend=tmp.noend
fri-# from tmp
fri-# where tabA.acc=tmp.acc;
ERROR: syntax error at or near "update" at character 7
The same query can be run with no problem if not starting with BEGIN.
Does mean that BEGIN cannot preceed UPDATE?
Or I am making some obvious miskate?
Kemin
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