From the 7.4 docs: A column can be referenced in the form correlation.columnname
correlation is the name of a table (possibly qualified with a schema name), or an alias for a table defined by means of a FROM clause, or one of the key words NEW or OLD. (NEW and OLD can only appear in rewrite rules, while other correlation names can be used in any SQL statement.) The correlation name and separating dot may be omitted if the column name is unique across all the tables being used in the current query. (See also Chapter 7.) So then why does this not work: Update tablename set tablename.columnName = 'somedata' where ..... John ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
