On Mon, Aug 25, 2003 at 07:10:02PM -0400, Dan Jones wrote: > On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 20:21, Taylor Sittler wrote: > > Is there any way to update table values based on values in another table? > > > > For instance, given: > > <table (column1,column2..)> > > Table 1 (jobid, jobname) > > Table 2 (person, jobid, jobname) > > > > could I update Table 2, setting jobname=Table1.jobname where > > Table1.jobid=Table.jobid? Is it possible to do this in one SQL command, > > so that SQL matches the updating set to the stored set? > > UPDATE Table1, Table2 SET Table2.jobname=Table1.jobname WHERE > Table2.jobid=Table1.jobid; >
Not in 3.23.xx. You would need to do this from a programming language or possibly by creative use of temporary tables (SELECT INTO temp ...; REPLACE INTO `Table 2`(...) SELECT * FROM temp; with appropriate locking). Regards, Fred. -- Fred van Engen XB Networks B.V. email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Televisieweg 2 tel: +31 36 5462400 1322 AC Almere fax: +31 36 5462424 The Netherlands -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
