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Update records in 1 table with results from another

I may not have explained what I am looking for well in the the title, but this is what I am trying to accomplish.

I have results from 1 query (see below), and I want to update all of the records in TableB that have the same ID as the results from the select statement. For example, if the query returns 3 IDs, I want to take those and update the records in TableB based on those IDs. (Update TableB... set somevalue='blah'... etc.

I know this can be done a few different ways in coldfusion or even just using the SQL. I just need a rough example.

Thanks for any help you can offer

SELECT     TableA.TheID, TableB.AValue, TableA.AUser, 
                      TableB.TheID
FROM         TableA INNER JOIN
TableB ON TableA.TheID = TableB.TheID

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Phillip Burton

UPDATE TableB
SET TableB.AValue = TableA.AUser
FROM TableA
INNER JOIN TableB ON TableA.TheID = TableB.TheID

Phillip Burton

I would suggest testing it by surrounding it by:

BEGIN TRAN
Select * from TableB
<<Insert Code>>
Select * from TableB
ROLLBACK TRAN

This way you can test if the update has worked without committing the transaction.

earwig75

ASKER

Thank you, I may not have explained myself. I don't want to set items to be equal between the tables.

If my select statement returns IDs: 5,7 and 9, I want to update the records in tableB where the ID is 5,7 and 9...

Something like this:

Update TableB
Set Status="Open", Color="Green"
Where TheID......(this is where i want to use the IDs from the select)

Thank you.

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earwig75

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Awesome, that's what I was looking for. Thank you.