aeris130 Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I would like to check every column in every table in my entire MySQL-database. Whenever the string of text "http://www.myurl.com/web" is located inside a column (even though there may be other content there as well), I'd like to replace it (i.e update the column) with "http://www.myurl.com", and leave the rest of said columns text/data as it is. Can this be done using a single SQL-syntax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenway Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Nope -- there is no "multi-column" approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeris130 Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 Would it be possible to specify a single column in a single table, and only edit/update the string "http://www.myurl.com/web" if it's present (without having to update the entire column, thus leaving the remaining content as-is)? Or do I have to redefine the entire content in the column through some sort of script? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenway Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 You can run REPLACE() on any given column. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblegum.anarchy Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 A procedural trigger may be appropriate if you have access to the mysql 5.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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