Jim,
You do not include lycopy03 anywhere in your WHERE clause, so there is no link between lycopy03 and the two referenced tables. Where is any given row on lycopy03 to get the value for the update?
If lycopy03 only has one row, why not SELECT the value into a variable then UPDATE?
Further Definition of problem..
The View is being created alright. It's the update statement that gives me the error that the Syntax is incorrect for the command.
Jim
Jim Limburg wrote:
Could someone fill me in on what I'm doing wrong here..
DROP VIEW invsmrize CREATE VIEW invsmrize (category, ctotals ) + AS SELECT category, SUM(cy_unit_cost * quantity) FROM tmdinv + GROUP BY category
UPDATE lycopy03 SET totalamt = (T2.ctotals) FROM tmdinv T1, invsmrize T2 + WHERE T1.category = T2.category
I am creating the view above to gather some totals, and then I just want to update a column in a table with the results. The lycopy03 table has just two columns Category (Text 15) and totalamt which is currency. The tmdinv table has several columns but the Category is Text 15, the cy_unit_cost is double and the quantity is real. In my view I get some ugly results, and I'm wondering if this is the culprit here.
Any help appreciated.
Jim Limburg
Emmitt Dove Manager, DairyPak Business Systems Blue Ridge Paper Products, Inc. 40 Lindeman Drive Trumbull, CT 06611 (203) 673-2231 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
