next tested it but id guess. dont know about 8i. why would you want to do that? if you post what your goal is, ther emay be a better method.
UPDATE EMP2 SET GENDER = 'F' WHERE GENDER = (Select gender.(nested stuff) here. same as from that link. > > From: MaryAnn Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2003/07/09 Wed PM 01:34:24 EDT > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: ROWNUM - Can the inner-outer idea be extended to an update? > > Can the inner-outer idea be extended to an update? > > UPDATE EMP2 > SET GENDER = 'F' > WHERE GENDER = ' ' > AND ROWNUM BETWEEN 10 AND 20; > > > That does NOT work, because as we explained the returned rows > are numbered starting from 1, and so rownum never really matches > a 10 or 20 or anything in between. > > Thanks, > maa > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: MaryAnn Atkinson > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: <[EMAIL PROTECTED] INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
