I have only had that message when the field (LOCN in this case) is NOT
unique
Try the following SQL
select LOCN, count(*) from tomh/locnmstrpf group by LOCN having count(*) >
2
and
select LOCN, count(*) from adp/locnmstrpf group by LOCN having count(*) > 2
if you get a display in either one then LOCN is NOT unique
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The field LOCN is unique in both files, but it's still giving the "Result
of
SELECT more than one row" message.
Tom
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Hi Tom
2 things
try the following
update adp/locnmstrpf set printer=(select a.printer from tomh/locnmstrpf a,
adp/locnmstrpf b where a.locn=b.locn and a.printer<>' ' and b.printer=' ')
where exists (select * from tomh/locnmstrpf a, adp/locnmstrpf b where
a.locn=b.locn and a.printer<>' ' and b.printer=' ')
however - is the locn field unique within each file. If not, you need to
include more fields so that there is a uniqueness to the select
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I have two files:  TOMH/LOCNMSTRPF, ADP/LOCNMSTRPF - both the same layout
and field names (the TOMH file is a backup of the ADP file).  Key field for
each is called LOCN.  For all records in ADP/LOCNMSTRPF, I want to update
one field ("printer") with data from the corresponding record/field in
TOMH/LOCNMSTRPF.  I've tried the following SQL, but I'm getting an error:
update adp/locnmstrpf set printer=(select a.printer from tomh/locnmstrpf a,
adp/locnmstrpf b where a.locn=b.locn and a.printer<>' ' and b.printer=' ')
The error is: Result of SELECT more than one row.
Well of course it is.  I know I can use RPG to do what I want, but I'd like
to know how to accomplish the same thing using only SQL.  There is a way to
do this, right?
TomH
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