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Hi, I'm looking to update the last column in a blank table. Picture shows input and desired output. Trying to pick the largest date where workorder and state match.
I've tried a couple different codes:
UPDATE mytable
SET mytable.orderstartdate = MAX(table2.earliestdate)
FROM mytable as table2
WHERE (mytable.workorder = table2.workorder AND
mytable.state = table2.state)
;
"Syntax Error (missing operator) in query expression 'MAX(table2.earliestdate) FROM mytable as table2'."
UPDATE mytable
SET mytable.orderstartdate = (
SELECT max(earliestdate)
FROM mytable as table2
WHERE (mytable.workorder = table2.workorder AND
mytable.state = table2.state)
)
;
"Operation must use an updateable query"
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Write PL/SQL Code.
First, select DISTINCT WorkOrder and State and capture in variables.
Now, Iterate the list and Write a query to get max date i.e. max(date) using work_order and State in where clause. Capture the
date.
Now, In the same loop write update query setting max(date) and workorder and State in where clause.
UPDATE table A
SET A.orderstartDate = (SELECT max(earliestdate)
FROM table B
WHERE A.WorkOrder = B.WorkOrder
GROUP BY WorkOrder)
not sure if access supports correlated subqueries but if it does...
and if not...
UPDATE table A
INNER JOIN (SELECT WorkOrder, max(OrderStartDate) MOSD
FROM Table B
GROUP BY WorkOrder) C
ON A.WorkOrder = C.workOrder
SET A.OrderStartDate = C.MOSD
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Hi I want to update all the values of RequestId column of IIL_CHANGE_REQUEST Table with the RequestId of TABLE_NAME_4MINS Table where REQUESTBY column in both tables are same. I am trying to do this in oracle daatabalse(sql developer)
My query:
Update IIL_CHANGE_REQUEST
set REQUESTID=(SELECT TABLE_NAME_4MINS.REQUESTID
FROM TABLE_NAME_4MINS
WHERE IIL_CHANGE_REQUEST.REQUESTBY = TABLE_NAME_4MINS.REQUESTBY)
WHERE EXISTS (SELECT TABLE_NAME_4MINS.REQUESTID
FROM TABLE_NAME_4MINS
WHERE IIL_CHANGE_REQUEST.REQUESTBY = TABLE_NAME_4MINS.REQUESTBY)
But every time I do this I get an error saying:
Error starting at line : 1 in command -
Update IIL_CHANGE_REQUEST
set REQUESTID=(SELECT TABLE_NAME_4MINS.REQUESTID
FROM TABLE_NAME_4MINS
WHERE IIL_CHANGE_REQUEST.REQUESTBY = TABLE_NAME_4MINS.REQUESTBY)
WHERE EXISTS (SELECT TABLE_NAME_4MINS.REQUESTID
FROM TABLE_NAME_4MINS
WHERE IIL_CHANGE_REQUEST.REQUESTBY = TABLE_NAME_4MINS.REQUESTBY)
Error report -
ORA-01427: single-row subquery returns more than one row
Please anyone help how can I do it.
It depends on what you want to do in such cases. If you don't really care, take any value, for example minimum:
update iil_change_request a
set a.requestid = (select min(b.requestid) --> here
from table_name_4mins b
where a.requestby = b.requestby)
where exists (select c.requestid
from table_name_4mins c
where a.requestby = c.requestby);
If that's not what you want, then you'll have to figure out what to do with those "duplicates". Perhaps you'll have to include yet another WHERE condition, or fix data, or ... who knows? I don't, while you should.
You need to find a condition to narrow down returned rows to the only per REQESTSTBY, for example you can replace ... with a column name in the query below to return just first row as per order-by:
MERGE INTO IIL_CHANGE_REQUEST r
USING (
SELECT *
FROM (
SELECT REQUESTBY, REQUESTID
,row_number()over(partition by REQUESTBY order by ...) rn
FROM TABLE_NAME_4MINS
)
where rn=1
) t
ON (r.REQUESTBY = t.REQUESTBY)
WHEN MATCHED THEN UPDATE
set REQUESTID=t.REQUESTID;
I have the following table(let's call it Sales) structure:
What I would like to do is to fill the field "SalesID" with values resulting from a query I have created in the same DB. This query reflects the table structure so I was thinking to connect the two using the ID.
Basically, I am trying with scripts of this forms:
UPDATE Sales
SET SalesID = ( SELECT SalesIDCalc FROM (SELECT Sales.ID, Sales.[Email Address], Sales.[Points], IIf([Points] >80,"Super","Normal") AS SalesIDCalc FROM Sales) AS q
WHERE Sales.ID = q.ID);
but I am nowhere near the solution. Do you have any idea on how to proceed?
EDIT: Now I get the Error 'Operation must use an updateable table'
I think you want UPDATE with a correlated subquery:
UPDATE Sales
SET SalesID = (SELECT SalesIDCalc
FROM (MyQuery) as q
WHERE Sales.ID = q.ID
);
I have a table A, where there is a column D_DATE with value in the form YYYYMMDD (I am not bothered about the date format). I also happen to have another table B, where there is a column name V_TILL. Now, I want to update the V_TILL column value of table B with the value of D_DATE column in table A which happens to have duplicates as well. Meaning, the inner query can return multiple records from where I form a query to update the table.
I currently have this query written but it throws the error:
ORA-01427: single-row subquery returns more than one row
UPDATE TAB_A t1
SET (V_TILL) = (SELECT TO_DATE(t2.D_DATE,'YYYYMMDD')
FROM B t2
WHERE t1.BR_CODE = t2.BR_CODE
AND t1.BK_CODE = t2.BK_CODE||t2.BR_CODE)
WHERE EXISTS (
SELECT 1
FROM TAB_B t2
WHERE t1.BR_CODE = t2.BR_CODE
AND t1.BK_CODE = t2.BK_CODE||t2.BR_CODE)
PS: BK_CODE IS THE CONCATENATION OF BK_CODE and BR_CODE
Kindly help me as I am stuck in this quagmire! Any help would be appreciated.
If the subquery returns many values which one do you want to use ?
If any you can use rownum <=1;
If you know that there is only one value use distinct
SET (V_TILL) = (SELECT TO_DATE(t2.D_DATE,'YYYYMMDD')
FROM B t2
WHERE t1.BR_CODE = t2.BR_CODE
AND t1.BK_CODE = t2.BK_CODE||t2.BR_CODE AND ROWNUM <=1)
or
SET (V_TILL) = (SELECT DISTINCT TO_DATE(t2.D_DATE,'YYYYMMDD')
FROM B t2
WHERE t1.BR_CODE = t2.BR_CODE
AND t1.BK_CODE = t2.BK_CODE||t2.BR_CODE)
above are workarounds. To do it right you have to analyze why you are getting more than one value. Maybe more sophisticated logic is needed to select the right value.
I got it working with this command:
MERGE INTO TAB_A A
USING TAB_B B
ON (A.BK_CODE = B.BK_CODE || B.BR_CODE
AND A.BR_CODE = B.BR_CODE AND B.BR_DISP_TYPE <> '0'
AND ((B.BK_CODE, B.BR_SUFFIX) IN (SELECT BK_CODE,
MIN(BR_SUFFIX)
FROM TAB_B
GROUP BY BK_CODE)))
As mentioned earlier by many, I was missing an extra condition and got it working, otherwise the above mentioned techniques work very well.
Thanks to all!
Hi my problem is I want to update a field in 1 table using another field from several tables dependant upon where the item originates my only problem is the table which im trying to update has several of the same values in so am getting 'single row sub-query returns more than 1 row'. I dont mind all of the updated fields with the same value being the same. Heres my SQL:
update URL_SET_TAB u
Set U.ITEM_NAME = (select a.PROGRAMME_NAME
from (SELECT (nvl(nvl(b.prog_name,c.movie_name), A.URL_1)) as programme_name, a.ID, a.URL_1
FROM URL_SET_TAB a, prog_name_lookup b, movie_name_lookup c
where a.url_1 = b.url_1(+) and a.url_1 = C.MOVIE_URL(+)
) a
where u.ID = a.ID and U.URL_1 = a.URL_1
)
You need to identify a key column which when matched for URL_SET_TAB and inline view a so that the subquery returns only a single record. This is a limitaion of an UPDATE clause.
Thanks,
Aditya
I've been trying for a few hours (probably more than I needed to) to figure out the best way to write an update sql query that will dissallow duplicates on the column I am updating.
Meaning, if TableA.ColA already has a name 'TEST1', then when I'm changing another record, then I simply can't pick a value for ColA to be 'TEST1'.
It's pretty easy to simply just separate the query into a select, and use a server layer code that would allow conditional logic:
SELECT ID, NAME FROM TABLEA WHERE NAME = 'TEST1'
IF TableA.recordcount > 0 then
UPDATE SET NAME = 'TEST1' WHERE ID = 1234
END IF
But I'm more interested to see if these two queries can be combined into a single query.
I am using Oracle to figure things out, but I'd love to see a SQL Server query as well. I figured a MERGE statement can work, but for obvious reasons you can't have the clause:
..etc.. WHEN NOT MATCHED UPDATE SET ..etc.. WHERE ID = 1234
AND you can't update a column if it's mentioned in the join (oracle limitation but not limited to SQL Server)
ALSO, I know you can put a constraint on a column that prevents duplicate values, but I'd be interested to see if there is such a query that can do this without using constraint.
Here is an example start-up attempt on my end just to see what I can come up with (explanations on it failed is not necessary):
ERROR: ORA-01732: data manipulation operation not legal on this view
UPDATE (
SELECT d.NAME, ch.NAME FROM (
SELECT 'test1' AS NAME, '2722' AS ID
FROM DUAL
) d
LEFT JOIN TABLEA a
ON UPPER(a.name) = UPPER(d.name)
)
SET a.name = 'test2'
WHERE a.name is null and a.id = d.id
I have tried merge, but just gave up thinking it's not possible. I've also considered not exists (but I'd have to be careful since I might accidentally update every other record that doesn't match a criteria)
It should be straightforward:
update personnel
set personnel_number = 'xyz'
where person_id = 1001
and not exists (select * from personnel where personnel_number = 'xyz');
If I understand correctly, you want to conditionally update a field, assuming the value is not found. The following query does this. It should work in both SQL Server and Oracle:
update table1
set name = 'Test1'
where (select count(*) from table1 where name = 'Test1') > 0 and
id = 1234