I prefer doing it in the FROM and not bothering using a CTE.
So something like UPDATE <MY_TABLE> SET area = f.area, area_perimeter = f.area/f.perimeter FROM (SELECT id, ST_Area(<GEOMETRY_COLUMN>) AS area, ST_Perimeter(<GEOMETRY COLUMN>) AS perimeter FROM <MY TABLE> ) AS f WHERE f.id = <MY TABLE>.id; Note the FROM does not need to be the same as your table, you just need to have a common join. That makes it particularly handy for updating with aggregate values From: postgis-users [mailto:postgis-users-boun...@lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Marco Boeringa Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2020 1:18 PM To: postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org Subject: Re: [postgis-users] Setting multiple columns in one UPDATE request Thanks for pointing that out Alexander. I was just about to start a test after some code modifications, but now realized based on the example you pointed out that I was missing the "FROM cte" clause in my SQL statement. It feels a bit unnatural to have to specify that one, as you already define the cte name after the WITH keyword. But this example sorted it out. Curious to see how it runs and if it leads to a measurable performance enhancement. Marco Op 27-9-2020 om 18:30 schreef Alexander Gataric: You have the correct link. Here's an example. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36908495/update-with-result-from-cte-postgresql Get BlueMail for Android <http://www.bluemail.me/r?b=16117> On Sep 27, 2020, at 7:47 AM, Marco Boeringa <ma...@boeringa.demon.nl <mailto:ma...@boeringa.demon.nl> > wrote: Hi Alexander, I guess I could use the optional WITH clause that is part of UPDATE in PostgreSQL?: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/12/sql-update.html It would have been nice to see an example of such usage in the PostgreSQL help, but I'll figure it out. Marco Op 27-9-2020 om 13:59 schreef Alexander Gataric: Rewrite to have a CTE with the area calculations and join to the table. Get BlueMail for Android <http://www.bluemail.me/r?b=16117> On Sep 27, 2020, at 2:29 AM, Marco Boeringa <ma...@boeringa.demon.nl <mailto:ma...@boeringa.demon.nl> > wrote: Hi all, This may be an irrelevant basic question, but I just cannot find a clear answer to this, there is no documentation in the PostgreSQL docs for UPDATE about this: In case I set multiple columns using some PostGIS function that clearly has a (considerable) cost associated with it, and the value of the first column being set is also needed to set the second column, does PostgreSQL automatically optimize this and re-use the value already calculated for column 1 to set column 2's value, or is each column's SET statement treated as independent entity? E.g. let's say I want to calculate both area, and the division of area and perimeter, like: UPDATE <MY_TABLE> SET area = ST_Area(<GEOMETRY_COLUMN>), area_perimeter = ST_Area(<GEOMETRY_COLUMN>) / ST_Perimeter(<GEOMETRY_COLUMN>) Will PostgreSQL only process 'ST_Area(<GEOMETRY_COLUMN>)' once in this case, thus saving CPU load, or do I need to rewrite the SQL statement somehow to achieve that? Marco _____ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users _____ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users _______________________________________________ postgis-users mailing list postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org <mailto:postgis-users@lists.osgeo.org> https://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/postgis-users
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