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Asked: 2026-05-28T13:28:32+00:00

Here are my columns in my table SystemSpecCategories ID (int) Group ID (int) Description

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Here are my columns in my table SystemSpecCategories

 ID (int) 
 Group ID  (int)
 Description   (varchar)

My GroupID has values from 1-9. I would like to run a query that changes all GroupID values that are 8, and change them to 9. I am very new to SQL and I have tried :

 UPDATE SystemSpecCategories
 SET GroupID = 9
 WHERE GroupID = 8

This through the error “8” is not a valid column name
I think I may be way off with that query but Ive tried another with REPLACE

 SELECT REPLACE(Group_ID, "8", "9")
 FROM SystemSpecCategories

I thought I was straight on with that one but it through an error saying incorrect syntax. Could anyone help me out? Id greatly appreciate it.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Your first try is correct.

    The problem might be that your column is called Group ID (with a space).

    If that is case, try:

    UPDATE SystemSpecCategories
SET [Group ID] = 9
WHERE [Group ID] = 8
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