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Asked: May 23, 20262026-05-23T12:18:18+00:00 2026-05-23T12:18:18+00:00

I haven’t been able to come up with a clear answer on this, so

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I haven’t been able to come up with a clear answer on this, so I figure before I give up, I could ask here. I’m looking to update a database field to one less than its current value without having to query the database, write code for the math, then update the database with the new value.

Is something like this possible, or would I have to make my own function to do so?

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    2026-05-23T12:18:19+00:00Added an answer on May 23, 2026 at 12:18 pm
    update 'table' set 'field' = 'field' - 1 where 'id' = 2
    
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