Bulk Record Update with SQL

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In a SQL Server 2008 environment, I have two tables with the following structure.

Table1
- ID
- DescriptionID
- Description

Table2
- ID
- Description

Table2.ID corresponds to Table1.DescriptionID. However, I am no longer in need of it. I want to perform a bulk update to change the value of Table1's Description field to the same value in Table2. In other words, I wish to take the following action:

UPDATE
  [Table1] 
SET
  [Description]=(SELECT [Description] FROM [Table2] t2 WHERE t2.[ID]=Table1.DescriptionID)

However, I'm not sure if this is the appropriate approach. Can someone show me how to do this?

Aug 23, 2022 in Database by Kithuzzz
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