Question

I am trying to update a column inside of a table variable based on a condition, the condition being that the ID of the table variable does not exist in a different table:

DECLARE @BugRep TABLE(BugCode VARCHAR(50),DevFirstName VARCHAR(50), DevLastName    VARCHAR(50), BugDate VARCHAR(20), IsValid VARCHAR(1))

UPDATE @BugRep 
SET IsValid = 'N' WHERE NOT EXISTS(SELECT * FROM BUG b WHERE @BugRep.BUGCODE = b.CODE)

When i try to compile the procedure that has these statements, I get a “Must declare the scalar variable “@BugRep” message.

How do i go about using the table variable inside of the NOT EXISTS clause?

I am using SQL Server 2008

Answer 1

This will work:

[@BugRep].BUGCODE

You’ll also need to change “b.CODE” to “b.BUGCODE” by the way 😉