I want to use CASE statement to update some records in sql server 2005

sql, sql-server, sql-update, t-sql

Solution

Add a `WHERE` clause

UPDATE dbo.TestStudents  
SET     LASTNAME =  CASE  
                        WHEN LASTNAME = 'AAA' THEN 'BBB' 
                        WHEN LASTNAME = 'CCC' THEN 'DDD' 
                        WHEN LASTNAME = 'EEE' THEN 'FFF' 
                        ELSE LASTNAME
                    END 
WHERE   LASTNAME IN ('AAA', 'CCC', 'EEE')

Problem

``` UPDATE dbo.TestStudents SET LASTNAME = ( CASE WHEN (LASTNAME = 'AAA') THEN 'BBB' WHEN (LASTNAME = 'CCC') THEN 'DDD' WHEN (LASTNAME = 'EEE') THEN 'FFF' ELSE (LASTNAME) END ) ``` The statement work for the purpose but the else condition scan through every record in the table. Is there any way I can leave the unaffected rows as they are?

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