Re: overwrite column data select - Postgres 9.2 - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Rick Widmer
Subject Re: overwrite column data select - Postgres 9.2
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Msg-id bf79b374-e5ce-37fc-cc1c-9127dca55223@rickwidmer.com
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In response to Re: overwrite column data select - Postgres 9.2  (Patrick B <patrickbakerbr@gmail.com>)
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>
> I was hopping that in a SELECT I could replace the data from the email
> column to something else...
>
>
> maybe email = name_first + name_last? Is that possible?
>
> I can't overwrite the data into that column... that has to be done by
> the select (if possible)

SELECT <item1>, <item2>, ..., name_first || ' ' || name_last AS email
FROM ...

You can't use SELECT *, you must list everything but email.


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