2014/12/09 14:25 +, Martin Mueller
I'm trying to get my feet wet with 'if' and 'when' uses in mysql. it would be
very useful for update operations, but I can't get it right.
If I read the documentation correctly, it should be possible to say
something like
UPDATE X
if WORD like '
Hello Martin,
On 12/9/2014 9:25 AM, Martin Mueller wrote:
I'm trying to get my feet wet with 'if' and 'when' uses in mysql. it would
be very useful for update operations, but I can't get it right.
If I read the documentation correctly, it should be possible to say
something like
UPDATE X
if W
You can use your login inline with nested IF expressions:
insert into foo(id,comment)
values(17, IF(WORD like 'a%','a',IF(word like 'b%','b',null)));
On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 9:50 AM, wagnerbianchi.com
wrote:
> You can do that, but, perhaps the only chance to have it updating a row
> bas
You can do that, but, perhaps the only chance to have it updating a row
based on a condition is developing a Stored Procedure or even having a
BEFORE Trigger associated with the main table. Those ways, you can test the
sent value and decide on what UPDATE you will execute afterwards. Consider
that