Is this not an extension to ANSI SQL ? If it is I would prefer not to have it to prevent creating database specific code. After all that is the purpose of an SQL standard.
On 1 Dec 2009, at 20:11, Franklin Schmidt wrote: > Both Postgres and MySQL allow using a join in an update statements. > For example, in Postgres I could do: > > update totals > set total = total + increments.inc > from increments > where totals.id = increments.id > > The closest one can come with H2 is: > > update totals > set total = total + (select inc from increments where totals.id = > increments.id) > where exists (select inc from increments where totals.id = > increments.id) > > which is ugly and I think will do each join twice. It would be nice > if H2 had better syntax for this. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "H2 > Database" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/h2-database?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "H2 Database" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/h2-database?hl=en.
