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From: Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater@gmx.net>
To: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: UPDATE COMPATIBILITY
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:49:44 +0100
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Gera Mel Handumon, 17.01.2012 07:31:
> What version of postgresql that the update compatibility below will be
> implemented?
>
> UPDATE COMPATIBILITY
>
>
> UPDATE accounts SET (contact_last_name, contact_first_name) =
>      (SELECT last_name, first_name FROM salesmen
>       WHERE salesmen.id = accounts.sales_id);

None as far as I know.

You need to rewrite it to:

UPDATE accounts
   SET contact_last_name = s.last_name,
       contact_first_name = s.first_name
FROM salesmen s
WHERE s.id = accounts.sales_id

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