Re: UPDATE COMPATIBILITY - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Adrian Klaver
Subject Re: UPDATE COMPATIBILITY
Date
Msg-id 201201170719.47830.adrian.klaver@gmail.com
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In response to Re: UPDATE COMPATIBILITY  (Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: UPDATE COMPATIBILITY  (Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater@gmx.net>)
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On Tuesday, January 17, 2012 12:49:44 am Thomas Kellerer wrote:
> Gera Mel Handumon, 17.01.2012 07:31:

> 
> 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

For completeness, you could also do:
UPDATE accounts   SET (contact_last_name,contact_first_name)= (s.last_name,s.first_name)FROM salesmen sWHERE s.id =
accounts.sales_id

Gets you a little closer to what you want:)

-- 
Adrian Klaver
adrian.klaver@gmail.com


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