> > is it possible to update fields of a table with values taken
> from another
> > table? Like this (illegal) command would do:
> > UPDATE b SET b.v = a.v WHERE b.id = a.id;
>
> Not yet.
>
> Multi-table deletes/updates are planned for MySQL 4.0, AFAIK.
Then I have to stick to the method I am currently using: Create a new table
with the definition from b and use INSERT ... SELECT.
Thanks for your answer,
Jens
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