On 2011-05-26, Bosco Rama <postg...@boscorama.com> wrote:

>   select * into temp table foo from maintable where primcol=123;
>   update foo set primcol = 456;
>   insert into maintable select * from foo;
>
> You also may need this is if you intend to use the same sequence of
> calls on within the same session:
>
>   drop table foo;

Yet another way to do the same thing:

begin;

create temportary table foo on commit drop as
 select * from maintable where primcol=123;
update foo, set primcol=456;
insert into maintable select * from foo;

commit;

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