--- Joe Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think this technique might be more compact and efficient than the update:

I think my suggestion may result in duplicate rows.

If the INSERT or REPLACE doesn't work, you might try:

 1. BEGIN
 2. dump the joined select into a temp table
 3. delete the affected rows from A3Test115_J 
 4. insert the rows from the temp table into A3Test115_J
 5. drop the temp table.
 6. COMMIT

But it might not be worth the trouble.

> insert or replace into A3Test115_J(
>   ENTRY_ID_E2, 
>   READ_CODE_E2, 
>   TERM_TEXT_E2,
>   ...
>   NUMERIC_VALUE_E15
>  )
>  select 
>   g2.ENTRY_ID,
>   g2.READ_CODE,
>   g2.TERM_TEXT,
>   ...
>   g15.NUMERIC_VALUE
>  from 
>   A3Test115_J t1, 
>   GROUP_2 g2, 
>   GROUP_3 g3,
>   ... 
>   GROUP_15 g15
>  where
>   t1.PATIENT_ID = g2.PID
>   and t1.PATIENT_ID = g3.PID
>   and t1.PATIENT_ID = g4.PID
>   and t1.PATIENT_ID = g5.PID
>   ...
>   and t1.PATIENT_ID = g15.PID
> 
> --- RB Smissaert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > UPDATE A3Test115_J SET ENTRY_ID_E2 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM  GROUP_2 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E2 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_2 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E2 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_2 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E2 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_2 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E2 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_2 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E2 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_2 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E3 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_3 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E3 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_3 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E3 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_3 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E3 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_3 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E3 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_3 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E3 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM
> > GROUP_3 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E4 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM
> > GROUP_4 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E4 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM
> > GROUP_4 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E4 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM
> > GROUP_4 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E4 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM
> > GROUP_4 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E4 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM
> > GROUP_4 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E4 = (SELECT
> > NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_4 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E5 =
> > (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_5 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E5 =
> > (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_5 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E5 =
> > (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_5 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E5 =
> > (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_5 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E5 =
> > (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_5 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID),
> > NUMERIC_VALUE_E5 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_5 T WHERE PATIENT_ID =
> > T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E6 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_6 T WHERE PATIENT_ID =
> > T.PID), READ_CODE_E6 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_6 T WHERE PATIENT_ID =
> > T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E6 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_6 T WHERE PATIENT_ID =
> > T.PID), START_DATE_E6 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_6 T WHERE PATIENT_ID =
> > T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E6 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_6 T WHERE PATIENT_ID =
> > T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E6 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_6 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E7 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_7 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E7 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_7 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E7 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_7 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E7 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_7 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E7 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_7 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E7 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_7 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E8 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_8 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E8 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_8 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E8 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_8 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E8 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_8 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E8 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_8 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E8 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM
> > GROUP_8 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E9 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM
> > GROUP_9 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E9 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM
> > GROUP_9 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E9 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM
> > GROUP_9 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E9 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM
> > GROUP_9 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E9 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM
> > GROUP_9 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E9 = (SELECT
> > NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_9 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E10 =
> > (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_10 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E10 =
> > (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_10 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E10 =
> > (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_10 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E10
> > = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_10 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID),
> > ADDED_DATE_E10 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_10 T WHERE PATIENT_ID =
> > T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E10 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_10 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E11 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_11 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E11 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_11 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E11 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_11 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E11 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_11 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E11 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_11
> > T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E11 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM
> > GROUP_11 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E12 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM
> > GROUP_12 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E12 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM
> > GROUP_12 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E12 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM
> > GROUP_12 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E12 = (SELECT START_DATE
> > FROM GROUP_12 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E12 = (SELECT
> > ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_12 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E12 =
> > (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_12 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID),
> > ENTRY_ID_E13 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_13 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID),
> > READ_CODE_E13 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_13 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID),
> > TERM_TEXT_E13 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_13 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID),
> > START_DATE_E13 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_13 T WHERE PATIENT_ID =
> > T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E13 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_13 T WHERE PATIENT_ID
> > = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E13 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_13 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E14 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM GROUP_14 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E14 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM GROUP_14 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E14 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM GROUP_14 T WHERE
> > PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E14 = (SELECT START_DATE FROM GROUP_14 T
> > WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E14 = (SELECT ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_14
> > T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E14 = (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM
> > GROUP_14 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ENTRY_ID_E15 = (SELECT ENTRY_ID FROM
> > GROUP_15 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), READ_CODE_E15 = (SELECT READ_CODE FROM
> > GROUP_15 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), TERM_TEXT_E15 = (SELECT TERM_TEXT FROM
> > GROUP_15 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), START_DATE_E15 = (SELECT START_DATE
> > FROM GROUP_15 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), ADDED_DATE_E15 = (SELECT
> > ADDED_DATE FROM GROUP_15 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID), NUMERIC_VALUE_E15 =
> > (SELECT NUMERIC_VALUE FROM GROUP_15 T WHERE PATIENT_ID = T.PID)
> > 
> > 
> > RBS
> 
> 
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