On 15-Mar-2003 Mr Orange wrote: > Hello all : ) > > Can anyone offer any advice on how to achieve the following with SQL? > > Say I have a table..... > > CREATE TABLE page ( > pgposition int(6) not null, > pgelement char(20) not null default '', > pgsize int(4) not null default '0')); > > and it has this data in..... > > 1,"TEXT",20 > 2,"TEXT",30 > 3,"PASSWORD",10 > > How do I get 2 and 3 to change over, so the data becomes..... > > 1,"TEXT",20 > 2,"PASSWORD",10 > 3,"TEXT",30 > > Thanks in advance, > Steve. > >
Untested: UPDATE page SET pgposition=IF(pgposition=3, 2, 3) WHERE pgposition IN (2,3); Regards, -- Don Read [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- It's always darkest before the dawn. So if you are going to steal the neighbor's newspaper, that's the time to do it. (53kr33t w0rdz: sql table query) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php