Re: Updating with a subselect

From: Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org>
To: Leandro Casadei <mateamargo(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Updating with a subselect
Date: 2008-04-23 08:42:16
Message-ID: 20080423084216.GB16761@svana.org
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On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 01:17:42PM -0300, Leandro Casadei wrote:
> Hi, I need to update a field from a table based in a count.
>
> This is the query:

I don't know why your given query doesn't work, but you could simplify
it which may help.

> update shops
> set itemsqty =
> (
> select count(*)
> from items i1
> where i1.shopid = s0.shopid
> )
> from shops s0

Have a nice day,
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Martijn van Oosterhout <kleptog(at)svana(dot)org> http://svana.org/kleptog/
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