From: Jürgen Cappel <email@juergen-cappel.de>
To: pgsql-sql <pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
Subject: Update from same table
Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 17:46:19 +0100
Message-ID: <JEEKIPNAKJNCFLMOBKHGOEDKDCAA.email@juergen-cappel.de> (raw)
Hello,
I want to update columns in a table that match a fixed key
from the same column of the same table matching another fixed key.
There can be several tuples per key distinguished by a secondary id.
Tuples are unique with the combined keys. Maybe a query could look
something like this:
UPDATE a.mytable from b.mytable
SET a.mycolumn = b.mycolumn
WHERE a.firstid = some_key
AND b.firstid = some_other_key
AND a.secondaryid = b.secondaryid;
But it's a syntax error. I tried a subselect but i'm failing to connect
the subselect's 2nd ID with the update's 2nd ID. Any help ? Thanks,
Jürgen
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