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outspaced
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Posted - 02/02/2007 :  06:48:22  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi,

I want to update a field in a table (Images) that contains a directory path to remove the first directory in that path. The problem is, I only want to update records that do not have a corresponding entry in another table (Products). I can't work out how to get the join to work. This is what I have, but it just errors:


update Images
left join Product on Product.frontcoverid = Images.id
Set Path = substring(Path, charindex('/',Path)+1, len(Path))
where Product.frontcoverid is null

I get : Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'left'.

... any ideas?

Thanks,
Alex

harsh_athalye
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India
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Posted - 02/02/2007 :  07:25:37  Show Profile  Visit harsh_athalye's Homepage  Click to see harsh_athalye's MSN Messenger address  Send harsh_athalye a Yahoo! Message  Reply with Quote 
update I
Set Path = substring(Path, charindex('/',Path)+1, len(Path))
From Images as I
left join Product P on P.frontcoverid = I.id
where P.frontcoverid is null



Harsh Athalye
India.
"The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED"
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