MySQL - UPDATE multiple rows with different values in one query

Question

Hello,

I wanted to know how to UPDATE multiple rows with different values and I just don't get it. 

For instance, three updates into 1 query:

UPDATE table_users
SET cod_user = '622057'
    , date = '12082014'
WHERE user_rol = 'student'
    AND cod_office = '17389551'; 

UPDATE table_users
SET cod_user = '2913659'
    , date = '12082014'
WHERE user_rol = 'assistant'
    AND cod_office = '17389551'; 

UPDATE table_users
SET cod_user = '6160230'
    , date = '12082014'
WHERE user_rol = 'admin'
    AND cod_office = '17389551'; 

 How to make the query. i.e:

UPDATE table_to_update
SET cod_user= IF(cod_office = '17389551','622057','2913659','6160230')
    ,date = IF(cod_office = '17389551','12082014')
WHERE ?? IN (??) ;

 How to execute the query if there are multiple condition in the WHERE and in the IF condition.Any ideas?

Answer 1

Hello @kartik

You can use a CASE statement to handle multiple if/then scenarios:

UPDATE table_to_update 
SET  cod_user= CASE WHEN user_rol = 'student' THEN '622057'
                   WHEN user_rol = 'assistant' THEN '2913659'
                   WHEN user_rol = 'admin' THEN '6160230'
               END
    ,date = '12082014'
WHERE user_rol IN ('student','assistant','admin')
  AND cod_office = '17389551';

Hope this is helpfull!

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