Re: Update in all tables - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Andrew Sullivan
Subject Re: Update in all tables
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Msg-id 20060222211348.GE8741@phlogiston.dyndns.org
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In response to Update in all tables  (Judith Altamirano Figueroa <jaltamirano@correolux.com.mx>)
Responses Re: Update in all tables  (Scott Marlowe <smarlowe@g2switchworks.com>)
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On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 11:59:06AM -0600, Judith Altamirano Figueroa wrote:
>     Hello everybody I need to update a field with the same value in the
> tables of my data base but this field exists in almost all tables and
> has the same value, I don't want to code a script, so my question is if
> there is some way to update that field with a query and affects all the
> tables that contain the field?

No, sorry.  While we're at it, though, if you have the same field in
several tables, it's a good sign that your database is badly
normalised.  You shouldn't have to update more than one table (which
is why there isn't a way to do this automatically).

A

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