How do I update an entry in MySQL using CASE for the new value?

Question

Can anybody tell me how to fix this query?

update ae44
set Price = Case
when ID = 'AT259793380' then '500'
when ID = 'AT271729590' then '600'
when ID = 'AT275981020' then '700'
end case

I just want to mass update listing price based on ID by matching up ID.

Answer 1

UPDATE  ae44
SET     price =
        CASE
        WHEN ID = 'AT259793380' THEN
                '500'
        WHEN ID = 'AT271729590' THEN
                '600'
        WHEN ID = 'AT275981020' THEN
                '700'
        END

Note than this query will update prices for the records with other ids to NULL.

If you only want to update only ids from your list, use this:

UPDATE  ae44
JOIN    (
        SELECT  'AT259793380' AS oldval, '500' AS newval
        UNION ALL
        SELECT  'AT271729590' AS oldval, '600' AS newval
        UNION ALL
        SELECT  'AT275981020' AS oldval, '700' AS newval
        ) q
ON      ae44.id = q.oldval
SET     price = q.newval

Answer 2

UPDATE ae44 SET
    Price = CASE
    WHEN ID = 'AT259793380' THEN '500'
    WHEN ID = 'AT271729590' THEN '600'
    WHEN ID = 'AT275981020' THEN '700'
    ELSE Price END

Or you can use WHERE:

UPDATE ae44 SET
    Price = CASE
    WHEN ID = 'AT259793380' THEN '500'
    WHEN ID = 'AT271729590' THEN '600'
    WHEN ID = 'AT275981020' THEN '700'
    END
WHERE 
    ID IN ('AT259793380', 'AT271729590', 'AT275981020')

And set the LIMIT is good idea too:

UPDATE ae44 SET
    Price = CASE
    WHEN ID = 'AT259793380' THEN '500'
    WHEN ID = 'AT271729590' THEN '600'
    WHEN ID = 'AT275981020' THEN '700'
    END
WHERE 
    ID IN ('AT259793380', 'AT271729590', 'AT275981020')
LIMIT 3