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NeilG
Aged Yak Warrior

530 Posts

Posted - 2009-10-07 : 09:35:08

Can anyone help I can't see what is wrong with this

UPDATE Newsletter_test
SET PathName = SELECT replace(InfFilePath,'Srvone','SRVtwo') FROM insightNewsletterFiles_test

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SQL Server MCP & MCTS

Sachin.Nand

2937 Posts

Posted - 2009-10-07 : 09:40:29

UPDATE T1 SET T1.PathName =REPLACE(T2.InfFilePath,'Srvone','SRVtwo')
FROM Newsletter_test T1
INNER JOIN insightNewsletterFiles_test T2 ON T1.someid=T2.someid

PBUH

madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

22864 Posts

Posted - 2009-10-07 : 09:44:33

quote:
Originally posted by NeilG

Can anyone help I can't see what is wrong with this

UPDATE Newsletter_test
SET PathName = SELECT replace(InfFilePath,'Srvone','SRVtwo') FROM insightNewsletterFiles_test

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SQL Server MCP & MCTS

So, you meant there were no relations between the tables?

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

NeilG
Aged Yak Warrior

530 Posts

Posted - 2009-10-07 : 09:46:08

No there wasn't

NeilG
Aged Yak Warrior

530 Posts

Posted - 2009-10-07 : 09:46:22

isn't sorry

Sachin.Nand

2937 Posts

Posted - 2009-10-07 : 09:52:23

Then maybe u will hv to sth lk this

UPDATE T1 SET T1.PathName =REPLACE(T2.InfFilePath,'Srvone','SRVtwo')
FROM Newsletter_test T1
INNER JOIN insightNewsletterFiles_test T2 ON T1.PathName<>'Why my life sucks???'

I hope u dont hv path named that.

PBUH

madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator

22864 Posts

Posted - 2009-10-07 : 10:01:20

UPDATE Newsletter_test
SET PathName = (SELECT replace(InfFilePath,'Srvone','SRVtwo') FROM insightNewsletterFiles_test)

Madhivanan

Failing to plan is Planning to fail

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