mysql query to update field to max(field) + 1

Question

What I want to do is:

UPDATE table SET field = MAX(field) + 1 WHERE id IN (1, 3, 5, 6, 8);

The semantics of this statement, in my mind, wou

Answer 1

In order to get around the mysql-error-1093, use a subquery/derived table/inline view:

UPDATE table
      SET field = (SELECT x.max_field
                          FROM (SELECT MAX(t.field) + 1 AS max_field
                                        FROM TABLE t
                                       WHERE t.id IN (1,3,5,6,8) ) x)