Re: update syntax - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Bruno Prévost
Subject Re: update syntax
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In response to update syntax  ("Praveen Raja" <praveen.raja@netlight.se>)
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Try something like this
 
UPDATE table1
SET col1 = b.col1
FROM table1 b
WHERE table1.col2 = b.col2 and
table1.col3 = ‘something’ and
b.col3 = ‘somethingelse’
 
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 7:39 AM
Subject: [SQL] update syntax

Hi,

 

While using Ms SQL server I used to write update statements like this,

 

UPDATE a SET a.col1 = b.col1

FROM table1 a

INNER JOIN table1 b

ON a.col2 = b.col2

WHERE a.col3 = ‘something’

AND b.col3 = ‘somethingelse’

 

But I can’t seem to do this in postgres, it gives me an error saying ‘syntax error at or near “.”’. How can I do something similar to this i.e. join on the same table?

 

Thanks,

/P

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