corereader contains safeguards to prevent updates, but its design helps quick development of queries such as yours. you can do a multiple join with multiple selects just by pointing and clicking to try out various ideas.
it's free at http://corereader.com/ it installs at the novice skill level, but you will need to set it to the proficient level. (it queries all servers and runs from an ms. windows front end.) > Hi, > > i am inserting data in a mysql table like this: > INSERT INTO mytable1 > (bu_main_id) > SELECT main_id FROM mytable2 > WHERE username=\"$username\" > > that's ok. > > but now i would like to insert 2 values (bu_main_id and status), and i > would like to know, is it possible to use 2 or more SELECTs > together with an INSERT, for example: > > INSERT INTO mytable1 > (bu_main_id, status) > SELECT main_id FROM mytable2 > WHERE username="$username", > SELECT config_mode FROM mytable3 > WHERE config_value="status" > > my 2nd question, is it possible to use UPDATE and (mulstiple) > SELECTs together > i.e.: > > UPDATE mytable > SET xxx = (SELECT xxx from mytable2 WHERE config="yyy") ... > > thanx > > Mirza > > > -- John Ragan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.CoreReader.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
