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SQL Server / T-SQL » Insert Delete Update » Update 
An UPDATE statement can only modify data of a single table

1CREATE TABLE works_on        (emp_no       INTEGER NOT NULL,
2>                         project_no    CHAR(4NOT NULL,
3>                         job CHAR (15NULL,
4>                         enter_date    DATETIME NULL)
5>
6insert into works_on values (1'p1', 'analyst', '1997.10.1')
7insert into works_on values (1'p3', 'manager', '1999.1.1')
8insert into works_on values (2'p2', 'clerk',   '1998.2.15')
9insert into works_on values (2'p2',  NULL,     '1998.6.1')
10insert into works_on values (3'p2',  NULL,     '1997.12.15')
11insert into works_on values (4'p3', 'analyst', '1998.10.15')
12insert into works_on values (5'p1', 'manager', '1998.4.15')
13insert into works_on values (6'p1',  NULL,     '1998.8.1')
14insert into works_on values (7'p2', 'clerk',   '1999.2.1')
15insert into works_on values (8'p3', 'clerk',   '1997.11.15')
16insert into works_on values (7'p1', 'clerk',   '1998.1.4')
17>
18select from works_on
19> GO

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emp_no      project_no job             enter_date
----------- ---------- --------------- -----------------------
          p1         analyst         1997-10-01 00:00:00.000
          p3         manager         1999-01-01 00:00:00.000
          p2         clerk           1998-02-15 00:00:00.000
          p2         NULL            1998-06-01 00:00:00.000
          p2         NULL            1997-12-15 00:00:00.000
          p3         analyst         1998-10-15 00:00:00.000
          p1         manager         1998-04-15 00:00:00.000
          p1         NULL            1998-08-01 00:00:00.000
          p2         clerk           1999-02-01 00:00:00.000
          p3         clerk           1997-11-15 00:00:00.000
          p1         clerk           1998-01-04 00:00:00.000

(11 rows affected)
1>
2> -- An UPDATE statement can only modify data of a single table.
3>
4>
5UPDATE works_on
6>         SET job = 'Manager'
7>         WHERE emp_no = 2
8>         AND project_no = 'p2'
9> GO

(rows affected)
1select from works_on
2> GO
emp_no      project_no job             enter_date
----------- ---------- --------------- -----------------------
          p1         analyst         1997-10-01 00:00:00.000
          p3         manager         1999-01-01 00:00:00.000
          p2         Manager         1998-02-15 00:00:00.000
          p2         Manager         1998-06-01 00:00:00.000
          p2         NULL            1997-12-15 00:00:00.000
          p3         analyst         1998-10-15 00:00:00.000
          p1         manager         1998-04-15 00:00:00.000
          p1         NULL            1998-08-01 00:00:00.000
          p2         clerk           1999-02-01 00:00:00.000
          p3         clerk           1997-11-15 00:00:00.000
          p1         clerk           1998-01-04 00:00:00.000

(11 rows affected)
1> drop table works_on
2> GO
1>

           
       
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