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Mar 16, 2005, 5:30 AM
afrayer
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Extreme novices at SQL probably shouldn't go there, but here I am.

I have a table with a field containing a given date, let's say 2005-03-31. I want to change this date to 2005-06-30. I can do this one at a time in MySQLMan, and I can do this individually in LinksSQL. What I can't see how to do is do this in bulk.

I have over 600 of these dates to change. I either need to know where/how to do so in MySQLMan, or I need the MySQL syntax to do so in SQL Monitor, because I'll never get the dates changed manually! Crazy

Any help?

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Mar 16, 2005, 6:16 AM
webmaster33
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Mar 16, 2005, 6:16 AM
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UPDATE tablename SET column = '2005-06-30' WHERE column eq '2005-06-30';
Not checked if syntax is good, so use careful and do at your own risk!

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Mar 16, 2005, 6:24 AM
afrayer
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Mar 16, 2005, 6:24 AM
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Just what the doctor ordered. I know enough to modify that statement to work. I just didn't know where to begin. One of these days I'll invest in a good book on SQL commands.

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Mar 16, 2005, 9:39 AM
Andy
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Mar 16, 2005, 9:39 AM
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Re: [webmaster33] Search/Replace In reply to
column eq '2005-06-30';

should be;

column = '2005-06-30';

Smile

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Mar 16, 2005, 9:50 AM
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Mar 16, 2005, 9:50 AM
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Yeah Wink However I noted, that I did not check the syntax, just showed the skeleton of the solution Smile

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