On 2024-Jun-12, David G. Johnston wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 2:28 PM Rich Shepard
> wrote:
>
> > I have a table with 3492 rows. I want to update a boolean column from
> > 'false' to 'true' for 295 rows based on the value of another column.
>
> I'll often just use a spreadsheet to build th
On Wed, 12 Jun 2024, Rob Sargent wrote:
Add "begin;" to that and try it. If you don't get exactly UPDATE 295
reported, then "rollback;";
Got it, thanks.
Rich
On Wed, 12 Jun 2024, Ron Johnson wrote:
A plain UPDATE might work.
UPDATE to_be_updated a
SET bool_col = true
FROM other_table b
WHERE a.pk = b.pk
AND b.field3 = mumble;
(You can join them, right?)
Thanks, Ron.
Rich
On Wed, 12 Jun 2024, David G. Johnston wrote:
I'll often just use a spreadsheet to build the 295 update commands and
copy-paste them into psql or whatnot.
David,
I'll create and use a temporary table.
Thanks,
Rich
On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 2:28 PM Rich Shepard
wrote:
> I have a table with 3492 rows. I want to update a boolean column from
> 'false' to 'true' for 295 rows based on the value of another column.
>
> Is there a way to access a file with those condition values?
>
I'll often just use a spreadsheet
On 6/12/24 15:48, Ron Johnson wrote:
On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 5:28 PM Rich Shepard
wrote:
I have a table with 3492 rows. I want to update a boolean column from
'false' to 'true' for 295 rows based on the value of another column.
Is there a way to access a file with those conditio
On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 5:28 PM Rich Shepard
wrote:
> I have a table with 3492 rows. I want to update a boolean column from
> 'false' to 'true' for 295 rows based on the value of another column.
>
> Is there a way to access a file with those condition values? If not, should
> I create a temporary
On Thu, 13 Jun 2024, Muhammad Salahuddin Manzoor wrote:
You can use Temporary table. You could create a temporary table with one
column containing the condition values and then use it to update your main
table. This approach can be more flexible and cleaner than writing a
script with multiple up
Greetings,
You can use Temporary table. You could create a temporary table with one
column containing the condition values and then use it to update your main
table. This approach can be more flexible and cleaner than writing a script
with multiple update statements.
-- Create a temporary table w
I have a table with 3492 rows. I want to update a boolean column from
'false' to 'true' for 295 rows based on the value of another column.
Is there a way to access a file with those condition values? If not, should
I create a temporary table with one column containing those values, or do I
write
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