Can the inner-outer idea be extended to an update? UPDATE EMP2 SET GENDER = 'F' WHERE GENDER = ' ' AND ROWNUM BETWEEN 10 AND 20;
That does NOT work, because as we explained the returned rows are numbered starting from 1, and so rownum never really matches a 10 or 20 or anything in between. Thanks, maa __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: MaryAnn Atkinson INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
