Re: Help with a complex Update

Orion,

> update user_info set first_action = (select min(action_timestamp)
> from 
> action_info where user_id = ?? current user id ??);

Close.  You need to use a subselect in the FROM clause:

UPDATE user_info SET first_action = min_action
FROM (select user_id, min(action_timestamp) as min_action      FROM action_info WHERE user_id = $user_variable
GROUPBY user_id) ma
 
WHERE user_info.user_id = ma.user_id;

-Josh 

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