> for value in "SELECT main_column IN mytable": > UPDATE mytable SET other_column='foobar' WHERE main_column=value
Exactly this sequence is safe. Things can go nuts in case if you have index on other_column and you do something like this: for value in "SELECT main_column IN mytable WHERE other_column='something'": UPDATE mytable SET other_column='foobar' WHERE main_column=value Pavel On Thu, Nov 18, 2010 at 7:41 PM, Nikolaus Rath <nikol...@rath.org> wrote: > Hello, > > I understand that running INSERT or DELETE during an active SELECT query > can get me into trouble. But is it safe to run (in pseudocode): > > for value in "SELECT main_column IN mytable": > > UPDATE mytable SET other_column='foobar' WHERE main_column=value > > ? > > > Thanks, > > -Nikolaus > > -- > »Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a Banana.« > > PGP fingerprint: 5B93 61F8 4EA2 E279 ABF6 02CF A9AD B7F8 AE4E 425C > _______________________________________________ > sqlite-users mailing list > sqlite-users@sqlite.org > http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users > _______________________________________________ sqlite-users mailing list sqlite-users@sqlite.org http://sqlite.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sqlite-users
