SQL query to find/repalce post text in a specific forum

[anjaan7979]

Hello,

I am trying use a sql query to find and replace a certain word in a specific forum.

I tried the following but that did not work.

UPDATE post SET pagetext = REPLACE(pagetext, 'oldtext', 'newtext') WHERE forumid='435'

Here is the error:
An error occurred while attempting to execute your query. The following information was returned.
error number: 1054
error desc: Unknown column 'forumid' in 'where clause'


Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

[Lynne]

Well, as the error says, there is no forumid column in the post table. You would need to join with the thread table (post.threadid = thread.threadid) in order to get the forumid (thread.forumid).

[vbresults]

Well, as the error says, there is no forumid column in the post table. You would need to join with the thread table (post.threadid = thread.threadid) in order to get the forumid (thread.forumid).


UPDATE post
SET pagetext = REPLACE(pagetext, 'oldtext', 'newtext')
WHERE (SELECT forumid FROM thread WHERE thread.threadid = post.threadid) = 435

[anjaan7979]

UPDATE post
SET pagetext = REPLACE(pagetext, 'oldtext', 'newtext')
WHERE (SELECT forumid FROM thread WHERE thread.threadid = post.threadid) = 435




That worked like a charm! Thanks a lot.

Some questions:

1. What if I want to replace multiple words?
2. For multiple Child forums, is it possible to select a parent forum?

This will cut down a lot of time for me.

Thanks again.

[vbresults]

UPDATE post
SET pagetext = REPLACE(pagetext, 'oldtext', 'newtext')
WHERE (SELECT forumid FROM thread WHERE thread.threadid = post.threadid) = (SELECT forumid FROM forum WHERE parentid = 435)


Where 435 can be swapped out for another 'parent' forum.