Re: SQL Trick. -- MIDRANGE-L

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nope, never seen it, but I can think of about a half dozen times I
could have used it.

On 8/21/07, Alan Campin <Alan.Campin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

We have a new programmer in our office and she created this query. The thing that blew my mind was the set using in effect a list. I thought you could only update a single field on a select but it works.

Update PLNREQ a
Set (PPLANIB,
PITCLS) =
(Select b.PLANIB,
b.ITCLS
From ITEMBL b
Where a.PITEM = b.ITNBR And
a.PWH = b.HOUSE)
Where a.PPLANIB = ' ' And
a.PITCLS = ' '

The trick seems to be putting the brackets around the list of fields to update.

Anybody seen this before? SQL never ceases to amaze me.

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