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hi all,

I want to decrement all the rows in a column that contain a number that is
bigger then one defined by me.

Is there some function in mysql or php that makes this task easy or do I
have to check row per row and if true decrement the row?

kind regards
Stijn

Stijn Goris wrote:

> I want to decrement all the rows in a column that contain a number that is
> bigger then one defined by me.
>
> Is there some function in mysql or php that makes this task easy or do I
> have to check row per row and if true decrement the row?
>
> kind regards
> Stijn
>
>

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but by the sounds of it,
you can do this with a simple update query...

UPDATE table_name SET field_name = field_name -1 WHERE field_name >
my_number

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Justin Koivisto wrote:

> Stijn Goris wrote:
>
>> I want to decrement all the rows in a column that contain a number
>> that is
>> bigger then one defined by me.
>>
>> Is there some function in mysql or php that makes this task easy or do I
>> have to check row per row and if true decrement the row?
>>
>> kind regards
>> Stijn
>>
>>
>
> Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but by the sounds of it,
> you can do this with a simple update query...
>
> UPDATE table_name SET field_name = field_name -1 WHERE field_name >
> my_number
>

Once again, I should have checked for newly posted messages before
replying.... ;)

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"Ian.H" <ian@WINDOZEdigiserv.net> wrote in message
news:pan.2003.11.14.18.04.37.361478@hybris.digiser v.net...
> On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:57:25 +0100, Stijn Goris wrote:
>
> > hi all,
> >
> > I want to decrement all the rows in a column that contain a number that
is
> > bigger then one defined by me.
> >
> > Is there some function in mysql or php that makes this task easy or do I
> > have to check row per row and if true decrement the row?
> >
> > kind regards
> > Stijn
>
>
> $sql = "
> UPDATE database.table
> SET field = field - 1
> WHERE field > '$max'
> ";
>
>
> Untested.. but should work =)
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Ian
>
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thanks,

I didn't know sql could do those operations.

thanks

Justin Koivisto (31.596% quality rating):
>
> UPDATE table_name SET field_name = field_name -1 WHERE field_name >
> my_number

Note: if field_name is a unique field or key, you'll need to add an
ORDER BY clause to make sure this works.

/joe
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On Fri, 14 Nov 2003 18:45:06 +0000 (UTC), Disco Plumber
<scag@moralminority.org> wrote:

>Justin Koivisto (31.596% quality rating):
>>
>> UPDATE table_name SET field_name = field_name -1 WHERE field_name >
>> my_number
>
>Note: if field_name is a unique field or key, you'll need to add an
>ORDER BY clause to make sure this works.

But watch out if you're still using MySQL 3.x, as it doesn't support ordered
updates:

mysql> insert into test values (2), (3), (1);
Query OK, 3 rows affected (0.00 sec)
Records: 3 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

mysql> update test set id = id + 1;
ERROR 1062: Duplicate entry '3' for key 1
mysql> update test set id = id + 1 order by id;
ERROR 1064: You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'order by id' at line 1

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