How to update multiple columns in single update statement in DB2

Question

I want to update multiple columns of a table in DB2 with single Update statement.

Any hint or idea will be appreciable. Thanks.

Answer 1

The update statement in all versions of SQL looks like:

update table
    set col1 = expr1,
        col2 = expr2,
        . . .
        coln = exprn
    where some condition

So, the answer is that you separate the assignments using commas and don't repeat the set statement.

Answer 2

If the values came from another table, you might want to use

 UPDATE table1 t1 
 SET (col1, col2) = (
      SELECT col3, col4 
      FROM  table2 t2 
      WHERE t1.col8=t2.col9
 )

Example:

UPDATE table1
SET (col1, col2, col3) =(
   (SELECT MIN (ship_charge), MAX (ship_charge) FROM orders), 
   '07/01/2007'
)
WHERE col4 = 1001;

Answer 3

This is an "old school solution", when MERGE command does not work (I think before version 10).

UPDATE TARGET_TABLE T 
SET (T.VAL1, T.VAL2 ) =  
(SELECT S.VAL1, S.VAL2
 FROM SOURCE_TABLE S 
 WHERE T.KEY1 = S.KEY1 AND T.KEY2 = S.KEY2)
WHERE EXISTS 
(SELECT 1  
 FROM SOURCE_TABLE S 
 WHERE T.KEY1 = S.KEY1 AND T.KEY2 = S.KEY2 
   AND (T.VAL1 <> S.VAL1 OR T.VAL2 <> S.VAL2));

Answer 4

update table_name set (col1,col2,col3) values(col1,col2,col);

Is not standard SQL and not working you got to use this as Gordon Linoff said:

update table
    set col1 = expr1,
        col2 = expr2,
        . . .
        coln = exprn
    where some condition

Answer 5

For the sake of completeness and the edge case of wanting to update all columns of a row, you can do the following, but consider that the number and types of the fields must match.

Using a data structure

exec sql UPDATE TESTFILE
         SET ROW = :DataDs
         WHERE CURRENT OF CURSOR; //If using a cursor for update

Source: rpgpgm.com

SQL only

UPDATE t1 SET ROW = (SELECT *
                     FROM   t2
                     WHERE  t2.c3 = t1.c3)

Source: ibm.com