Thread: implicit tables syntax disappeared from 8.0->8.1

Hello,

the following used to work:

create table t1(t1f1 text, t1f2 text, t1f3 text);
create table t2(t2f2 text, t2f3 text);

insert ...

update   t1
set  t1f1='test'
where  t1.t1f2=t2.t2f2
and  t1.t1f3=t2.t2f3;

unfortunately, now I get the error that t2 is not in the FROM clause.

I know I can do

update t1
set t1f1='test'
where t1.t1f2||'/'||t1.t1f3 in
(select t2.t2f2||'/'||t2.t2f3 from t2);

But I'm afraid that's very expensive.  Do you have a suggestion for
alternative syntax for my initial query?

Thank you,

Oliver Seidel

am  28.02.2006, um 14:01:44 +0100 mailte pg@os10000.net folgendes:
> update   t1
> set  t1f1='test'
> where  t1.t1f2=t2.t2f2
> and  t1.t1f3=t2.t2f3;
>
> unfortunately, now I get the error that t2 is not in the FROM clause.

You can set

add_missing_from

in yout postgresql.conf, but please read
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/runtime-config-compatible.html#RUNTIME-CONFIG-COMPATIBLE-VERSION


HTH, Andreas
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A. Kretschmer schrieb:
> am  28.02.2006, um 14:01:44 +0100 mailte pg@os10000.net folgendes:
>
>>update   t1
>>set  t1f1='test'
>>where  t1.t1f2=t2.t2f2
>>and  t1.t1f3=t2.t2f3;
>>
>>unfortunately, now I get the error that t2 is not in the FROM clause.
>
>
> You can set
>
> add_missing_from
>
> in yout postgresql.conf, but please read
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/interactive/runtime-config-compatible.html#RUNTIME-CONFIG-COMPATIBLE-VERSION

Better dont do that but use the FROM clause of update:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.1/static/sql-update.html

e.g.

UPDATE t1
    SET t1.f1='test'
FROM t2
WHERE t1.t1f2=t2.t2f2
AND t1.t1f3=t2.t2f3;

(although I bet your example is sloppy and you even want t1, t2 and t3 -
so add t3 to the FROM list as you know with SELECT)

HTH
Tino