[PHP-DB] Copying a set of database records

2005-03-04 Thread Steve McGill
A sort of similar question to my last one: I have a table with about 100 records all related to one product. I want to create a new product, based on the details from the old product. So in PHP, I would fetch the 100 records, alter the productID, and then insert it 100 in 100 separate SQL

Re: [PHP-DB] Copying a set of database records

2005-03-04 Thread Jesper Goos
Hi It can't be done in a single SQL query as SQL can't make recursive requests. You will have to use PL/SQL, and I don't think MySql supports that. Jesper Steve McGill wrote: A sort of similar question to my last one: I have a table with about 100 records all related to one product. I want to

Re: [PHP-DB] Copying a set of database records

2005-03-04 Thread Bastien Koert
: php-db@lists.php.net Subject: Re: [PHP-DB] Copying a set of database records Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 16:57:46 +0100 Hi It can't be done in a single SQL query as SQL can't make recursive requests. You will have to use PL/SQL, and I don't think MySql supports that. Jesper Steve McGill wrote: A sort

Re: [PHP-DB] Copying a set of database records

2005-03-04 Thread Martin Norland
Jesper Goos wrote: Hi It can't be done in a single SQL query as SQL can't make recursive requests. You will have to use PL/SQL, and I don't think MySql supports that. [snip] bubble burst=true mysql_version_required=4.1 http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/subqueries.html /bubble Steve McGill wrote: