UPDATE with ORDER BY

Question

Need to "tie" UPDATE with ORDER BY. I\'m trying to use cursors, but get the error:

cursor "cursupd"         


        

Answer 1

Lazy Way, (aka not fastest or best way)

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION row_number(table_name text, update_column text, start_value integer, offset_value integer, order_by_column text, order_by_descending boolean)
  RETURNS void AS
$BODY$
DECLARE
    total_value integer;
    my_id text;
    command text;
BEGIN
total_value = start_value;
    command = 'SELECT ' || order_by_column || ' FROM ' || table_name || ' ORDER BY '  || order_by_column;

    if (order_by_descending) THEN
        command = command || ' desc';
    END IF;

    FOR  my_id in  EXECUTE command LOOP
        command = 'UPDATE ' || table_name || ' SET  ' || update_column || ' = ' || total_value || ' WHERE ' || order_by_column || ' = ' ||  my_id|| ';';

        EXECUTE command;
        total_value = total_value + offset_value;
    END LOOP;
END;
$BODY$
  LANGUAGE 'plpgsql' VOLATILE
  COST 100;

Example

SELECT row_number('regispro_spatial_2010.ags_states_spatial', 'order_id', 10,1, 'ogc_fid', true)