Just out of curiocity, and while I am trying to learn about Row_NUMBER(), how would you code the following to do an update on the 2nd column?
select deptno, row_number() over (PARTITION BY DEPTNO order by deptno) x from emp
thx maa
> > the analytical functions are available in 8i > (..) wrap then in "execute immediate" within PL/SQL > > An update is possible in PL/SQL but it's easier to create a new table and > swap them around - unless that creates some major headaches for you.
At 08:04 PM 1/20/2004, you wrote:
Maryann
SQL> select deptno, row_number() over (PARTITION BY DEPTNO order by deptno) x from emp
2 ;
DEPTNO X ---------- ---------- 10 1 10 2 10 3 20 1 20 2 20 3 20 4 20 5 30 1 30 2 30 3 30 4 30 5 30 6
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