Question

Can I create in SQLite a statement like this?

update books set
(if number_of_pages > 0 then number_of_pages = number_of_pages - 1)
where book_id = 10

Is there a working syntax for this?

Answer 1

A CASE statement should work with the following syntax:

UPDATE
  books
SET number_of_page = CASE WHEN number_of_pages > 0 THEN (number_of_pages - 1) ELSE 0 END
WHERE whatever_condition