Question

For example I got this 2 table

dbo.fc_states

StateId     Name
6316        Alberta
6317        British Columbia

and dbo.fc_Query

Name              StatesName          StateId
Abbotsford        Quebec              NULL
Abee              Alberta             NULL
100 Mile House    British Columbia    NULL

Ok pretty straightforward , how do I copy the stateId over from fc_states to fc_Query, but match it with the StatesName, let say the result would be

Name              StatesName            StateId
Abee              Alberta               6316
100 Mile House    British Columbia      6317

Thanks, and both stateName column type is text

Answer 1

How about:

update fc_Query set StateId =
  (select StateId from fc_states where fc_states.Name = fc_Query.StatesName)

That should give you the result you’re looking for.