Re: Help on Oracle Update statement

From: Chris Leonard <s_p_a_m_chris_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 16:40:58 -0500
Message-ID: <LDekc.43$2b2.34332@news.uswest.net>

Don,

Try something like this:

UPDATE TABLE1
SET FIELD1 =
(SELECT FIELD2 FROM TABLE2
WHERE TABLE2.FIELD2 = TABLE2.FIELD1) ...

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Cheers,
Chris

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"Don" <don_leeNO_aa_SPAM_at_telus.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,

>

> I am moving from Sybase to Oracle and I used to be able to do update

> statement like this in Sybase:

>

> UPDATE TABLE1

> SET T1.field1 = T2.field2

> FROM TABLE1 T1, TABLE2 T2

> WHERE T1.field2 = T2.field2

> AND ....

>

> but in Oracle it is not valid. Does anyone know how to convert it to

> Oracle?

>

> Thanks in advance..

>

>

>

Received on Thu Apr 29 2004 - 16:40:58 CDT