Re: update with from - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Sim Zacks
Subject Re: update with from
Date
Msg-id 4F1D7AF4.8090604@compulab.co.il
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In response to Re: update with from  (Alban Hertroys <haramrae@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-general
On 01/23/2012 04:34 PM, Alban Hertroys wrote:
> On 23 January 2012 14:48, Sim Zacks <sim@compulab.co.il> wrote:
>>> In my tests, if the joined rows are sorted it always updates with the
>>> first row. Does anyone have any other experiences, or should I be
>>> concerned that at some point it will behave differently?
>>
>> I checked my tests again. It always uses the last one, not the first one.
>>
>> Sim
>
> I expect that your records get updated multiple times too.
>
> Perhaps you can use DISTINCT ON in your from-based UPDATE?
>

The select in the from statement (i.e. update.. from (select...) )
returns 2739 records. It updates 617 records.
When I run the update it returns "617 rows affected"
So I'm guessing it is not multiple updates.

Sim

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