cheers for the responses. i'll have to find another way, but thanks. .b
> -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Stuart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 20 May 2002 13:46 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: UPDATE question, SQL syntax, etc. > > > There is no from clause in the update syntax. However, I'm not sure how > you would update a tablethe way you are trying to. I'm sure it > can be done, and your SQL looks > correct besides the fromclause. Just take that out and see if > what it says. > > -Nick > > > hi. i'm new to the list and > > have only been playing with mySQL for a > > few weeks now, i have a question regrading the > > syntax of an UPDATE > > statement - i hope nobody minds me asking. > > > > i want to uopdate a > > table with the data from another, i've written the > > following: > > > > update trackinfo > > SET trackinfo.postcode = newtrackinfo.postcode FROM > > trackinfo, newtrackinfo > WHERE > trackinfo.telephone = > > newtrackinfo.telephone; > > > > it should update > trackinfo > with the postcodes from newtrackinfo, as > > long as the telephone numbers > match - but i get an > errror - it > > complains about the 'FROM...' onwards. > > > > am i missign > something > simple? > > > > cheers, > > > > .ben > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Before posting, please > check: > > > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > > > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list > archive) > > > > To request this thread, e-mail <mysql- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To > > unsubscribe, e-mail > > <mysql-unsubscribe- > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble > > unsubscribing? Try: > http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
