Question

I have a bunch of rows in a table with columns a, b, c. I’d like to be able to SELECT all rows where say a = 1, and reinsert them with a = 2. Essentially keeping all the rows where column a exist as is, and having a new batch of rows having as a = 2. What’s the best query to establish such a multi-INSERT query? This is all happening in the same table. I don’t mind using a temporary one if it’s required.

Answer 1

Easy done.

INSERT INTO mytable (a, b, c) SELECT 2, b, c FROM mytable WHERE a = 1