ALTER TABLE tablename1 CHANGE column1 column2 VARCHAR(64), CHANGE column2 column1 VARCHAR(64)
Assuming the columns are varchar(64) Jangita | +254 76 918383 | MSN & Y!: jang...@yahoo.com Skype: jangita | GTalk: jangita.nyag...@gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: nixofortune [mailto:nixofort...@googlemail.com] Sent: 22 September 2010 6:30 PM To: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Swap data in columns Hi all. Sorry for very simple question, just can't figure out the solution. I need to swap data in column1 with data in column2. +----+---------+---------+ | id | column1 | column2 | +----+---------+---------+ | 1 | a | z | | 2 | b | y | | 3 | c | x | | 4 | d | w | | 5 | e | v | +----+---------+---------+ Can you achieve this with a simple query? so for id 1 column1 = 'z' and column2 = 'a' and so on. Thanks guys, Igor -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org
