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I want to use CASE statement to update some records in sql server 2005

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Can we use case in update statement in SQL?

The CASE expression allows a statement to return one of several possible results, depending on which of several condition tests evaluates to TRUE. You must include at least one WHEN clause within the CASE expression; subsequent WHEN clauses and the ELSE clause are optional.

How do you update a specific record in SQL?

First, specify the table name that you want to change data in the UPDATE clause. Second, assign a new value for the column that you want to update. In case you want to update data in multiple columns, each column = value pair is separated by a comma (,). Third, specify which rows you want to update in the WHERE clause.

Can we use case when in update statement?

CASE is the special scalar expression or conditional statement in the SQL language which returns a single value based on the evaluation of a statement. In this article, you use case with an update statement.

Which SQL statement is used to update existing records in a database?

The SQL UPDATE Statement The UPDATE statement is used to modify the existing records in a table.


Add a WHERE clause

UPDATE dbo.TestStudents  
SET     LASTNAME =  CASE  
                        WHEN LASTNAME = 'AAA' THEN 'BBB' 
                        WHEN LASTNAME = 'CCC' THEN 'DDD' 
                        WHEN LASTNAME = 'EEE' THEN 'FFF' 
                        ELSE LASTNAME
                    END 
WHERE   LASTNAME IN ('AAA', 'CCC', 'EEE')

This is also an alternate use of case-when...

UPDATE [dbo].[JobTemplates]
SET [CycleId] = 
    CASE [Id]
        WHEN 1376 THEN 44   --ACE1 FX1
        WHEN 1385 THEN 44   --ACE1 FX2
        WHEN 1574 THEN 43   --ACE1 ELEM1
        WHEN 1576 THEN 43   --ACE1 ELEM2
        WHEN 1581 THEN 41   --ACE1 FS1
        WHEN 1585 THEN 42   --ACE1 HS1
        WHEN 1588 THEN 43   --ACE1 RS1
        WHEN 1589 THEN 44   --ACE1 RM1
        WHEN 1590 THEN 43   --ACE1 ELEM3
        WHEN 1591 THEN 43   --ACE1 ELEM4
        WHEN 1595 THEN 44   --ACE1 SSTn     
        ELSE 0  
     END
WHERE
    [Id] IN (1376,1385,1574,1576,1581,1585,1588,1589,1590,1591,1595)

I like the use of the temporary tables in cases where duplicate values are not permitted and your update may create them. For example:

SELECT
     [Id]
    ,[QueueId]
    ,[BaseDimensionId]
    ,[ElastomerTypeId]
    ,CASE [CycleId]
        WHEN  29 THEN 44
        WHEN  30 THEN 43
        WHEN  31 THEN 43
        WHEN 101 THEN 41
        WHEN 102 THEN 43
        WHEN 116 THEN 42
        WHEN 120 THEN 44
        WHEN 127 THEN 44
        WHEN 129 THEN 44
        ELSE    0
     END                AS [CycleId]
INTO
    ##ACE1_PQPANominals_1
FROM 
    [dbo].[ProductionQueueProcessAutoclaveNominals]
WHERE
    [QueueId] = 3
ORDER BY 
    [BaseDimensionId], [ElastomerTypeId], [Id];
---- (403 row(s) affected)

UPDATE [dbo].[ProductionQueueProcessAutoclaveNominals]
SET 
    [CycleId] = X.[CycleId]
FROM
    [dbo].[ProductionQueueProcessAutoclaveNominals]
INNER JOIN
(
    SELECT  
        MIN([Id]) AS [Id],[QueueId],[BaseDimensionId],[ElastomerTypeId],[CycleId] 
    FROM 
        ##ACE1_PQPANominals_1
    GROUP BY    
        [QueueId],[BaseDimensionId],[ElastomerTypeId],[CycleId] 
) AS X
ON
    [dbo].[ProductionQueueProcessAutoclaveNominals].[Id] = X.[Id];
----(375 row(s) affected)

If you don't want to repeat the list twice (as per @J W's answer), then put the updates in a table variable and use a JOIN in the UPDATE:

declare @ToDo table (FromName varchar(10), ToName varchar(10))
insert into @ToDo(FromName,ToName) values
 ('AAA','BBB'),
 ('CCC','DDD'),
 ('EEE','FFF')

update ts set LastName = ToName
from dbo.TestStudents ts
       inner join
     @ToDo t
       on
         ts.LastName = t.FromName