UPDATE SQLTABLE SET count = (count+1) WHERE PromoID=1 Is this valid for your issue? I have no way of testing or toying On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 8:54 PM, Ben Miller <ben@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I hope this isn't a bone-head question - Is there a MySQL query that will > increment/decrement the value in an integer column with a single query - in > other words, I don't have to run a SELECT query to get the value, > add/subtract to/from the value, and then run an UPDATE query to store the > new value? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Ben > >