sql server update query

continuation from this question:
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/28959379/amend-sql-server-insert-into-query.html

yes it didnt seem right to put it in the same question as the query was returning the rows.

its complaining in the last select by the rtrim all names are red, i suspect its bracketing in there

use Dictionary
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WITH    Filtered
          AS ( SELECT   W.Word, w.WordPosition, w.clientcode, w.ClientCodeWordPosition, w.StrShort
                    
               FROM     tblwords w
                        LEFT JOIN tblwordtags wt ON W.clientcodeWordPosition = wt.clientcodeWordPosition
               WHERE    wt.word IS NULL and w.ClientCodeWordPosition like '95052350%'
			   
             )

			 update TblWords


   SET StrShort = RTRIM (SELECT  I.Word + ' '
                    FROM    Filtered I
                    WHERE   I.clientcode = O.clientcode
				 order by i.WordPosition
                  FOR
                    XML PATH('')
                  )) AS ConcatWordText, o.WordPosition
    FROM    Filtered O
   order by o.WordPosition);

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i amended slightly to clarify the output
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Did you try the update command?

yes it fails on syntax but cannot see why as mentioned ID: 41748617

the select from and where and some brackets are underlined:

SET StrShort = RTRIM (SELECT  I.Word + ' '
                    FROM    Filtered I
                    WHERE   I.clientcode = O.clientcode
                         order by i.WordPosition
                  FOR
                    XML PATH('')
                  )) AS ConcatWordText, o.WordPosition
    FROM    Filtered O
   order by o.WordPosition);

like this
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That's not my code. You added the last 3 lines. They aren't intended to be there.

aha ok I misunderstood.

here is the correct snapshot of the screen
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Did you run it?
Don't forget to test in a non-production environment.

it wont run it says:
Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 11
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'SELECT'.
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 15
Incorrect syntax near ')'.

Ok. I didn't have opportunity to test it.
Can you add SELECT keyword before the RTRIM?

Ive changed to this but its now :
UPDATE tblwords
SET StrShort = SELECT (RTRIM I.Word + ' '

Msg 156, Level 15, State 1, Line 11
Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'SELECT'.
Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 11
Incorrect syntax near 'I'.

and tried this:

UPDATE tblwords
SET StrShort = SELECT (RTRIM (I.Word + ' ')
                  FROM Filtered I
                  WHERE I.clientcode = tblwords.clientcode
                  ORDER BY i.WordPosition
                  FOR XML PATH(''))

Don't add parenthesis:
UPDATE tblwords
 SET StrShort = SELECT RTRIM I.Word + '
...

its looking better, nothing underlined now, it says;

Msg 1033, Level 15, State 1, Line 14
The ORDER BY clause is invalid in views, inline functions, derived tables, subqueries, and common table expressions, unless TOP, OFFSET or FOR XML is also specified.

I suspect its the last error now

use Dictionary
go

WITH Filtered
AS ( SELECT W.Word, w.WordPosition, w.clientcode, w.ClientCodeWordPosition, w.StrShort
    FROM tblwords w
		LEFT JOIN tblwordtags wt ON W.clientcodeWordPosition = wt.clientcodeWordPosition
    WHERE wt.word IS NULL and w.ClientCodeWordPosition like '95052350%')

UPDATE tblwords
SET StrShort = RTRIM((SELECT I.Word + ' '
			FROM Filtered I
			WHERE I.clientcode = tblwords.clientcode
			ORDER BY i.WordPosition))
			FOR XML PATH('')

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I did this and i believe, but i will check again that its worked ok.

UPDATE tblwords
SET StrShort = RTRIM((SELECT I.Word + ' '
			FROM Filtered I
			WHERE I.clientcode = tblwords.clientcode
			ORDER BY i.WordPosition

			FOR XML PATH('')))

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Thank you to you both.

Oh, missed a pair of parenthesis.
Glad that you sorted it out.
Cheers