CONCAT(FullName,' ',Address) regarding the lack of an ID field, create a new table with all the fields from the original table plus an ID field, auto_numeric, and insert the registers from the old table to the new one. Then, use the UPDATE on the new table.
Adolfo On Sat, 2002-12-21 at 17:35, Jeffrey Ellis wrote: > Hi, Adolfo-- > > Thank you! > > But I have two problems here...First, I (whoops!) don't have an id field. In > the program I use, you can only set a key field when you first create the > database. I would love to have an id field, but don't know how to create one > now. :( > > The second is that the command will -- I think -- place the last name right > up against the first name with no space before. Is there a way to do that so > it looks like "Foo Bar"? > > All My Best, > Jeffrey > > > on 12/21/02 1:23 PM, Adolfo Bello at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > The following query adds NAME and ADDRESS (where the last name is > > wrongly placed) and set ADDRESS to an empty string. > > > > UPDATE tablename SET FullName=CONCAT(FullName,Address),Address='' > > WHERE ID=<the register id> > > > > Adolfo > > > > On Sat, 2002-12-21 at 17:07, Jim Hankins wrote: > >> Jeff, > >> > >> Are you looking for an update table syntax? > >> > >> Example > >> Update tablename > >> Set FullName="Their Full Name" where someotherfield="someother value"; > >> > >> Careful with this one. As if you omit the where clause it will update > >> every record! > >> > >> > >> > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Jeffrey Ellis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >> Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2002 3:52 PM > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Subject: MySQL Command to edit a single record > >> > >> Hi-- > >> > >> I have just begun using MySQL...I am using a program called MySQL to > >> manage > >> an online database. I can see the entire table I need and all the > >> records in > >> that table for the db Iım working with. I have a field called fullname > >> which > >> is supposed to receive the full name of the person entering the > >> information. > >> But sometimes, folks are entering their first name only in this field > >> and > >> then entering their last name in the address field by mistake. I would > >> like > >> to be able to send a command to the database to be able manually edit > >> those > >> records to add the last name back into the fullname field. > >> > >> Is there a way to do this? > >> > >> All My Best, > >> Jeffrey Ellis > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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 > >> > -- Adolfo Bello <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
