Have you looked at ODMG yet? I think the ODMG collection implementations provide this type of functionality.
*===================================* * Scott T Weaver * * Jakarta Jetspeed Portal Project * * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * *===================================* > -----Original Message----- > From: Brown, Melonie S. - Contractor > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2003 10:28 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: Yet Another Update Question > > I have an update where a particular field value needs to be changed for a > group of users. I can retrieve the collection, iterate through and do > individual updates on each record, but that doesn't seem very efficient. > > Is there a way to do a mass update or something like "Update Some_Table > Set > Field1 = 'foo' where Field1 = 'bar' ) without doing a custom query - > perhaps > a broker.setCollectionByQuery() kind of thing? > > If so, could someone please provide a code snippet or point to an example? > [I'm using the PersistenceBroker] > > I've reviewed the FAQ and PersistenceBroker documentation, but didn't see > anything that addressed this (If it's there and I overlooked it, a pointer > to the location would be great). > > Melonie > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]