I think this technique might be more compact and efficient than the update:
insert or replace into A3Test115_J( ENTRY_ID_E2, READ_CODE_E2, TERM_TEXT_E2, ... NUMERIC_VALUE_E15 ) select g2.ENTRY_ID, g2.READ_CODE, g2.TERM_TEXT, ... g15.NUMERIC_VALUE from A3Test115_J t1, GROUP_2 g2, GROUP_3 g3, ... GROUP_15 g15 where t1.PATIENT_ID = g2.PID and t1.PATIENT_ID = g3.PID and t1.PATIENT_ID = g4.PID and t1.PATIENT_ID = g5.PID ... and t1.PATIENT_ID = g15.PID --- RB Smissaert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > UPDATE A3Test115_J SET ENTRY_ID_E2 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_2 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E2 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_2 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E2 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_2 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E2 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_2 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E2 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_2 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E2 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_2 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E3 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_3 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E3 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_3 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E3 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_3 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E3 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_3 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E3 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_3 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E3 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM > GROUP_3 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E4 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM > GROUP_4 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E4 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM > GROUP_4 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E4 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM > GROUP_4 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E4 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM > GROUP_4 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E4 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM > GROUP_4 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E4 = (SELECT > NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_4 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E5 = > (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_5 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E5 = > (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_5 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E5 = > (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_5 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E5 = > (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_5 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E5 = > (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_5 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), > NUMERIC_VALUE_E5 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_5 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = > T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E6 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_6 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = > T.PID), READ_CODE_E6 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_6 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = > T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E6 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_6 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = > T.PID), START_DATE_E6 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_6 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = > T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E6 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_6 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = > T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E6 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_6 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E7 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_7 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E7 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_7 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E7 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_7 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E7 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_7 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E7 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_7 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E7 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_7 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E8 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_8 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E8 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_8 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E8 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_8 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E8 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_8 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E8 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_8 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E8 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM > GROUP_8 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E9 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM > GROUP_9 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E9 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM > GROUP_9 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E9 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM > GROUP_9 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E9 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM > GROUP_9 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E9 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM > GROUP_9 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E9 = (SELECT > NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_9 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E10 = > (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_10 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E10 = > (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_10 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E10 = > (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_10 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E10 > = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_10 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), > ADDED_DATE_E10 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_10 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = > T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E10 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_10 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E11 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_11 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E11 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_11 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E11 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_11 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E11 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_11 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E11 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_11 > T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E11 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM > GROUP_11 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E12 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM > GROUP_12 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E12 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM > GROUP_12 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E12 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM > GROUP_12 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E12 = (SELECT START_DATE > FROM GROUP_12 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E12 = (SELECT > ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_12 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E12 = > (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_12 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), > ENTRY_ID_E13 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_13 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), > READ_CODE_E13 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_13 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), > TERM_TEXT_E13 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_13 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), > START_DATE_E13 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_13 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = > T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E13 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_13 T WHERE PATIENT_ID > = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E13 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_13 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E14 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_14 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E14 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_14 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E14 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_14 T WHERE > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E14 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_14 T > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E14 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_14 > T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E14 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM > GROUP_14 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E15 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM > GROUP_15 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E15 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM > GROUP_15 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E15 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM > GROUP_15 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E15 = (SELECT START_DATE > FROM GROUP_15 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E15 = (SELECT > ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_15 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E15 = > (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_15 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID) > > > RBS 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