On 01/23/2012 04:34 PM, Alban Hertroys wrote: > On 23 January 2012 14:48, Sim Zacks <s...@compulab.co.il> wrote: >>> In my tests, if the joined rows are sorted it always updates with the >>> first row. Does anyone have any other experiences, or should I be >>> concerned that at some point it will behave differently? >> >> I checked my tests again. It always uses the last one, not the first one. >> >> Sim > > I expect that your records get updated multiple times too. > > Perhaps you can use DISTINCT ON in your from-based UPDATE? >
The select in the from statement (i.e. update.. from (select...) ) returns 2739 records. It updates 617 records. When I run the update it returns "617 rows affected" So I'm guessing it is not multiple updates. Sim -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
