Re: simple sql question

TurkBear's solution won't work because the subquery returns more than a single row.

• Lavey

TurkBear wrote:

> Try
> Update table_a set f1 = (select f1 from table_b where table_a.f2 = table_b.f2
> and table_a.f1 <> table_b.f1);
>
> susana73_at_hotmail.com wrote:
>
> >I am an ingres developer and new in oracle. I have the following simple
> >Ingres SQL and am wondering how to change it to SQL in Oracle. Thanks!
> >
> >UPDATE table_a a
> >FROM table_b b
> >SET f1 = b.f1
> >WHERE a.f2 = b.f2
> >AND a.f1 != b.f1;
> >
> >Susan
> >
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Received on Fri Jan 08 1999 - 12:31:36 CST