"Ligaya Turmelle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can I use LIKE in an UPDATE statement when it is not in the WHERE clause? > I only know what the attribute name will end with (may be prefixed). > > Example: > UPDATE table SET LIKE '%donut' = valueColumn1 WHERE condition1 = value1; >
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