The table looks like
Person | Employee |
---|---|
p_key | e_key |
e_name |
I want to add the value of e_name into Person.
I added the p_name column to Person table by using "ALTER TABLE PERSON ADD P_NAME CHAR(25)"
but I don't know how to put the values into them. p_name is all empty.
How can I copy the value from e_name to p_name in Person. Or is there any other way to copy the value?
CodePudding user response:
Looks like merge
would do, if matching columns are p_key
and e_key
.
merge into person p
using employee e
on (e.e_key = p.p_key)
when matched then update set
p.p_name = e.e_name;
BTW, don't use char
datatype, it'll right-pad all values with spaces up to full column length. Use varchar2
instead.