> On Thu, Oct 10, 2013 at 10:03 AM, Rob Richardson > <RDRichardson@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > UPDATE inner_covers > > SET X = (SELECT sl.X FROM storage_locations sl where sl.name = inner_covers.name), > > Y = (SELECT sl.Y FROM storage_locations sl where sl.name = inner_covers.name) > > > > Or is there another, more convenient form of the UPDATE query that I'm not familiar with? > > > > Thanks very much! > > you have UPDATE FROM: > > UPDATE foo SET a=bar.a, b=bar.b > FROM bar WHERE foo.id = bar.id; > > merlin Hi, an alternate syntax which is nearer to the INSERT one: update foo set (a,b) = (bar.a, bar.b) FROM bar WHERE foo.id = bar.id; I guess this is just a question of taste... regards, Marc Mamin -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
