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From Nicholas I
Subject Need help on update.
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Msg-id AANLkTi=nyWz=SNYZ+uLNPeUKOTgSscVqZR6CRTUkL99z@mail.gmail.com
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Responses Re: Need help on update.  (Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com>)
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Hi, <br /><br />there are two tables, table1 and table2, each having same column name called sn_no,name. i want to
updatetable1 names with table2 where sn_no are same.<br /><br />select * from table1;<br />sn_no |   name    <br
/>-------+-----------<br/>      1 | ramnad<br />     2 | bangalore<br />     3 | chennai<br /><br /><br />select * from
table2;<br/> sn_no |   name    <br />-------+-----------<br />     1 | Hyderabad<br />     2 | Delhi<br />     3 |
Bombay<br/><br />Any help ?<br /><br /> I tried with , some of the queries like, <br /><br /><b>UPDATE table1 SET name
=(select name from table2) where table2.sn_no = table1.sn_no;</b><br />ERROR:  missing FROM-clause entry for table
"table2"<br/>LINE 1: ...table1 SET name = (select name from table2) where table2.sn_.<br /><br /><b>UPDATE table1 inner
jointable2 on table2.sn_no = table1.sn_no set <a href="http://table2.name">table2.name</a> = <a
href="http://table1.name">table1.name</a>;</b><br/>ERROR:  syntax error at or near "inner"<br /> LINE 1: UPDATE table1
innerjoin table2 on table2.sn_no = table1.sn_...<br /><br />-Nicholas I<br /><br /><br /> 

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