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Wed, Jul 8 2015 10:33 AM | Permanent Link |
PeterBeyer Admind | Hi,
We need to change sql from DBISAM to ElevateDB, and we are looking for the best way to update a table with calculated values from another table. This is how we do it in DBISAM today UPDATE Items SET StockQty_1=IFNULL(StockQty_1,b.QtyDiff,StockQty_1+b.QtyDiff), StockVal_1=IFNULL(StockVal_1,b.AccumVal,StockVal_1+b.AccumVal) FROM Items INNER JOIN "buffer" b ON "No"=b.ItemNo AND (b.QtyDiff<>0 OR b.ValDiff<>0); My experience from sql server is to do something like this: update i set i.stockqty1 = b.qtydiff from items as i inner join buffer as b on i.no = b.itemid where (b.qtydiff<>0) or (b.valdiff<>0) but none of those syntaxs works with elevatedb, the only way we can do the same, is to do something like this: update items set stockqty_1 = (select IFNULL(StockQty_1,b.QtyDiff,StockQty_1+b.QtyDiff) from buffer b where no = b.itemno AND (b.QtyDiff<>0 OR b.ValDiff<>0)), stockval_1 = (select IFNULL(StockVal_1,b.AccumVal,StockVal_1+b.AccumVal) from buffer b where no = b.itemno AND (b.QtyDiff<>0 OR b.ValDiff<>0)) Do anyone knows a better way to make updates like this in ElevateDB. I think the update will cost extra because we have to lookup each value, that we want to assign to the update. Kind Regards Peter Beyer Admind |
Wed, Jul 8 2015 11:01 AM | Permanent Link |
Roy Lambert NLH Associates ![]() | PeterBeyer
As far as I know UPDATE and DELETE both now use subselects rather than joins. Gave me a lot of grief when I first switched over - I'd just managed to force the JOIN syntax into my aging brain and then had to remove it and insert subselects instead ![]() The only thing I can suggest for speed is to profile the subselect independent of the update and optimise as best you can. Roy Lambert |
Wed, Jul 8 2015 12:30 PM | Permanent Link |
Tim Young [Elevate Software] Elevate Software, Inc. ![]() | Peter,
<< Do anyone knows a better way to make updates like this in ElevateDB. I think the update will cost extra because we have to lookup each value, that we want to assign to the update >> It’s not the lookup that's expensive, it’s the lack of a WHERE clause on the items table resulting in all rows being updated. Normally, when you start using UPDATE queries like this a lot, it indicates an issue with the database design. More specifically, the normalization of the tables. One shouldn't often have to update data in one table by directly using data from another table, with the key word here being "often". There are, of course, situations where one may need to do so, but they are normally infrequent and one-off situations, such as a mass-change to primary keys, etc. Tim Young Elevate Software www.elevatesoft.com |
Thu, Jul 9 2015 7:08 AM | Permanent Link |
Adam Brett Orixa Systems | Dear Peter Beyer,
Note that for update statements the following syntax does work: UPDATE <TableName> SET (Column1, Column2) = (SELECT Column1, Column2 FROM <TableName>) i.e. you can replace the multiple SELECT statements in your existing SQL with a single statement, provided that the columns you are updating and select statement are bracketed as shown. I believe this would make your lives a bit easier, and probably also speed up the query. |
Wed, Jul 15 2015 2:54 AM | Permanent Link |
PeterBeyer Admind | Hi Adam,
Sorrry for my late reply, I have being on a short vercation. But your reply have really helped us, it was something like this we were looking for - thank you ![]() How did you find out, that the syntax works like this. Are there places, where we can look for examples for the SQL 2003 standard, that you/others can suggests ? Kindly Regards Peter Admind |
Wed, Jul 15 2015 5:18 AM | Permanent Link |
Adam Brett Orixa Systems | PeterBeyer
It is partly a mind-set thing. Remember SQL is always and everywhere about SETs. Listing things in brackets works in a lot of places in SQL, as this is how sets are represented. For example you can use it in JOIN clauses and WHERE clauses ... complicated to begin with, but when you get the hang of it pretty easy. I would recommend the "SQL For Smarties" by Joe Celko. As with many coder-writers he has a bit of an annoying style (!) ... but there are lots of mind-expanding moments in the books. The books are on Amazon and they are expensive. There are lots of websites which have details of the work, and PDFs. |
Wed, Jul 15 2015 2:54 PM | Permanent Link |
Tim Young [Elevate Software] Elevate Software, Inc. ![]() | Adam,
<< I believe this would make your lives a bit easier, and probably also speed up the query. >> Yes, it will save one additional sub-query execution per row being updated. Tim Young Elevate Software www.elevatesoft.com |
Wed, Jul 15 2015 2:55 PM | Permanent Link |
Tim Young [Elevate Software] Elevate Software, Inc. ![]() | Peter,
<< How did you find out, that the syntax works like this. Are there places, where we can look for examples for the SQL 2003 standard, that you/others can suggests ? >> You can find more information on row value constructors here: http://www.elevatesoft.com/manual?action=viewtopic&id=edb2sql&topic=Row_Value_Constructors Tim Young Elevate Software www.elevatesoft.com |
Thu, Jul 16 2015 1:52 AM | Permanent Link |
PeterBeyer Admind | Hi Tim,
I can see that we should have investigate a little bit more in the manual. Thanks Peter |
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