How to update multiple tables in sql server 2008 ?

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Hi All,

I want to update multiple columns from multiple tables in a single UPDATE Query...
Just want to do like below query...

SQL

UPDATE Table1, Table2
SET Table1.Column1 = 'one' 
,Table2.Column2 = 'two'
FROM Table1 T1, Table2 T2
WHERE T1.id = T2.id
and T1.id = 'id1'

Does Sql Server 2008 provide any mechanism to do so?

If Sql Server 2008 provide such nice approach, please share some links with me!

Thanks!

Posted 8-Mar-13 3:03am

Member 8090436

Updated 8-Mar-13 5:28am

Maciej Los

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ZurdoDev 8-Mar-13 9:31am

Silly question, but have you tried it?

2 solutions

Solution 1

try using foreign key "on update cascade".

see if id's or by any other means primary key- foreign key constraint can be applied

Posted 8-Mar-13 3:54am

Kolkata .NET

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Member 8090436 11-Mar-13 10:10am

Thanks,
Your provided approached helpful only while we need to change Parent column and want to update child column value when they have Primary-foreign key relationship.
But in my scenario assume both belongs to different tables and also different columns.
If you have idea suggest me one or two!
Thanks!

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Vyacheslav Voronenko · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-08T03:57:00

Well, in short - not possible.The same restriction for updateable views:

SQL

Any modifications, including UPDATE, INSERT, and DELETE statements, must reference columns from only one base table.

Approach that I believe is optimal: use transactions, possibly wrap your business logic into stored procedures. Code skeleton might look like below:

SQL

begin tran

<TSQL statement for table 1>
if @@error != 0 goto error

<TSQL statement for table 2>
if @@error != 0 goto error

commit tran
goto ok

error:

<error_handler>
rollback tran

ok: