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Update column3?

  • January 8, 2009 at 12:53 pm

    #127874

    write a query to update column3 from table such that column3 contains

    whatever be the greater value among column1 and column2 columns.

    e.g

    P_key Column1 Column2 Column3

    1 20 30 -

    2 20 25 -

    3 30 20 -

    So that, the column3 should contain 30, 25 30 resp.

  • January 8, 2009 at 12:58 pm

    #923653

    You should be able to do this with a simple case statement...

    Something like the following...

    Update mytbl

    SET col3 = CASE WHEN col1 >= col2 THEN col1

    WHEN col1 < col2 then col2 END

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  • January 8, 2009 at 1:01 pm

    #923655

    Please read the guidelines on posting queries.

    You need to provide sample script to recreate the table and insert data in to it.

    Having said that, this should suffice in your case:

    update myTable

    set column3=

    case

    when column1>column2 then column1

    else column2

    end

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  • January 8, 2009 at 1:18 pm

    #923662

    Thanks!

  • January 8, 2009 at 1:19 pm

    #923663

    Thanks

  • January 8, 2009 at 8:17 pm

    #923873

    I can't help getting the feeling that was homework and the OP didn't try.

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