How to update two tables in one statement in SQL Server 2005?
sql, sql-server, sql-server-2005, t-sql
Solution
You can't update multiple tables in one statement, however, you can use a transaction to make sure that two `UPDATE` statements are treated atomically. You can also batch them to avoid a round trip.
BEGIN TRANSACTION;
UPDATE Table1
SET Table1.LastName = 'DR. XXXXXX'
FROM Table1 T1, Table2 T2
WHERE T1.id = T2.id
and T1.id = '011008';
UPDATE Table2
SET Table2.WAprrs = 'start,stop'
FROM Table1 T1, Table2 T2
WHERE T1.id = T2.id
and T1.id = '011008';
COMMIT;
Problem
I want to update two tables in one go. How do I do that in SQL Server 2005? ``` UPDATE Table1, Table2 SET Table1.LastName='DR. XXXXXX', Table2.WAprrs='start,stop' FROM Table1 T1, Table2 T2 WHERE T1.id = T2.id AND T1.id = '010008' ```