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Lemmy44
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Canada
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Posted - 06/16/2006 :  09:42:17  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I am in the process of changing ID's in multiple tables.

I am using the following code:

UPDATE table1, table2, table3....

SET table1.parent_id = cases1.case_id, table2.parent_id = cases1.case_id,
table3.parent_id = cases1.case_id....

I get an error when I try to run this. Is this format acceptable, or is there a different way to go about this?

Thanks.

khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

Singapore
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Posted - 06/16/2006 :  09:48:36  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
No. You can't update multiple table in a single statement.

KH
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RyanRandall
Flowing Fount of Yak Knowledge

United Kingdom
1074 Posts
Posted - 06/16/2006 :  09:49:00  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Read about "UPDATE (described)" in BOL. You'll see the syntax only allows the update of one table at a time....



Ryan Randall
www.monsoonmalabar.com London-based IT consultancy

Solutions are easy. Understanding the problem, now, that's the hard part.
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Lemmy44
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Canada
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Posted - 06/16/2006 :  10:11:23  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks guys...I had a feeling that it wasn't going to be as easy as it sounded.
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