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chris_wood99
Yak Posting Veteran
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 Posted - 2011-07-06 : 08:52:15
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| Hi All,I'm trying something fairly simple, think I need to insert a cursor as the query is complaining my subquery is returning more than one result.works fine as a select statement but when i try to convert to an update its not working as obviously returning the result set.UPDATE casinohostname_bakset hostname = (select SUBSTRING(hostname,1,3)+'1'+SUBSTRING(hostname,4,50) from casinohostname_bakwhere hostname like 'sit%') |
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jimf
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2011-07-06 : 08:59:18
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| UPDATE casinohostname_bakset hostname = stuff(hostname,4,0,'1')where hostname like 'sit%'JimEveryday I learn something that somebody else already knew |
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chris_wood99
Yak Posting Veteran
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Posted - 2011-07-06 : 09:10:44
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| sweet, what version did stuff come in ? |
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robvolk
Most Valuable Yak
15732 Posts |
Posted - 2011-07-06 : 09:17:40
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| Since at least SQL Server 6.5. |
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nigelrivett
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
3385 Posts |
Posted - 2011-07-06 : 09:25:59
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| You don't need stuff - it's just that your update syntax was wrongThis would also workUPDATE casinohostname_bakset hostname = SUBSTRING(hostname,1,3)+'1'+SUBSTRING(hostname,4,50) where hostname like 'sit%'==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.SSIS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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need cursor ?