Re: [SQL] Using the IN predicate in an UPDATE...

According to Thomas Good:
> This query takes 20 years (poetic licence invoked ;-).
> Do you have a smarter way to accomplish this end:
>
> UPDATE table1 SET id = 2
> WHERE rec_num IN
>  ( SELECT rec_num
>    FROM table1
>    WHERE id = 1
>   );

Am I missing something here or is this the same as:

UPDATE table1 SET id = 2 WHERE id = 1;

??
  Les Mikesell
    les@mcs.com