>> Is there a mysql command that will increment the value of a field in an
>> existing row? I would think this would be pretty basic, but I can't seem
>> to find anything in the online documentation.
>
>update t1 set f = f + 1
Unfortunately that will update all the records in the database. It's
likely he would prefer to update a particular record via
update t1 set f = f + 1 where id = 1234;
Which will update only the record matching the id of 1234.
Brad Eacker ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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