On Fri, June 11, 2004 12:50, Jay Macaulay said: > Hi all, > > I have a database where I'm selecting rows using LIMIT. Is there a way I > could use LIMIT in an update? For example right now I do: > > SELECT * FROM address WHERE group="a" LIMIT 5; > > Is there some way I could instantly update those 5 I retrieved? Something > like: > > UPDATE address SET retrieved=1 WHERE group="a" LIMIT 5; > > So it only updates the same 5 I just selected? I'm trying to select then > marked as retrieved. I don't think I can use LIMIT in an UPDATE statements.
You can only use LIMIT with SELECT statements. You might try something like: UPDATE address SET retrieved=1 WHERE ROWID in ( SELECT ROWID FROM address WHERE group='a' LIMIT 5 ); --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
