I was looking for how can I give an alias for the table being updated
(something like UPDATE table_name table_alias SET ...), but the current
syntax doesn't allow that.
What I need is to:
fduch=# SELECT * from test order by typ, name;
typ | name | x
-----+------+---
1 | bar |
1 | baz |
1 | foo |
2 | baz |
2 | foo |
(5 rows)
fduch=# UPDATE test SET x = 't'
fduch-# where typ = 1 and exists (
fduch(# SELECT 1 from test t2
fduch(# where t2.typ = 2 and t2.name = test.name
fduch(# );
UPDATE 2
fduch=# SELECT * from test order by typ, name;
typ | name | x
-----+------+---
1 | bar |
1 | baz | t
1 | foo | t
2 | baz |
2 | foo |
(5 rows)
So I have two questions:
Q1, cognitive. Why the alias for the updated table is restricted?
Is there any reason for that or it's just not implemented?
Q2, vital. Can I be sure that the syntax I used here will work
correctly, i.e. will the "test.name" always refer the column in outer
table, not inner (t2)?
Thanks in advance.
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Fduch M. Pravking
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