Thomas Kellerer wrote:
> A B wrote on 18.01.2009 22:43:
> > From the docs: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.3/interactive/sql-update.html
> >
> > "According to the standard, the column-list syntax should allow a list
> > of columns to be assigned from a single row-valued expression, such as
> > a sub-select:
> > UPDATE accounts SET (contact_last_name, contact_first_name) =
> > (SELECT last_name, first_name FROM salesmen
> > WHERE salesmen.id = accounts.sales_id);
> > This is not currently implemented ? the source must be a list of
> > independent expressions."
> >
> > Is this feature going into postgresql any day soon? :-)
> >
> It's on the TODO list:
>
> http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Todo#UPDATE
Also, I don't know if anyone working on this item for 8.4 or 8.5.
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