RE: Update in select

2003-05-29 Thread Mike Hillyer
/en/UNION.html http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/JOIN.html Mike Hillyer www.vbmysql.com -Original Message- From: Terry Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 9:44 AM To: Mike Hillyer; MySQL (E-mail) Subject: RE: Update in select Thanks for the help, that close to

RE: Update in select

2003-05-29 Thread Terry Spencer
ught, suggestion, points are greatly appreciated. Im using 4.1. Thanks Terry -Original Message- From: Mike Hillyer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 2:53 PM To: Terry Spencer; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Update in select Subqueries are only available in MySQL

RE: Update in select

2003-05-29 Thread Mike Hillyer
PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 7:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Update in select Im attempting to update a table. We perform a select on the table to determine what row to update. update test a set visit_date = now() where a.id in (select b.id from test b where code ='Z&

Update in select

2003-05-28 Thread Terry Spencer
Im attempting to update a table. We perform a select on the table to determine what row to update. update test a set visit_date = now() where a.id in (select b.id from test b where code ='Z') Running this generates an error. "You cant specify target table 'test' for update in FROM clause." I