update syntax error?

Can anybody help with why I am receiving the error below?

Thanks
K.C.

parts=# \d av_parts
Table "av_parts"
Attribute | Type | Modifier
---------------------+-------------+-------------------------------------------------------
itemid | integer | not null default nextval('av_parts_itemid_seq'::text)
vendorid | integer |
partnumber | varchar(25) |
alternatepartnumber | varchar(25) |
nsn | varchar(15) |
description | varchar(50) |
condition | varchar(10) |
quantity | integer |
rawpartnumber | varchar(25) |
rawalternatenumber | varchar(25) |
rawnsnnumber | varchar(15) |
date | integer |
cagecode | varchar(10) |
Indices: av_parts_alternatepartnumber_in,
av_parts_itemid_key,
av_parts_nsn_index,
av_parts_partnumber_index,
av_parts_rawalternatenumber_ind,
av_parts_rawnsnnumber_index,
av_parts_rawpartnumber_index,
av_parts_vendorid_index

parts=# UPDATE av_parts
parts-# SET rawalternaternumber = 'NULL' AND alternatepartnumber = 'NULL'
parts-# WHERE rawalternatenumber = 'IVA81A';
ERROR: left-hand side of AND is type 'unknown', not 'bool'

UPDATE <table> SET field1=<value>,field2=<value>

On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, k.c. hemelstrand wrote:

> Can anybody help with why I am receiving the error below?
>
> Thanks
> K.C.
>
>
> parts=# \d av_parts
> Table "av_parts"
> Attribute | Type | Modifier
> ---------------------+-------------+-------------------------------------------------------
> itemid | integer | not null default nextval('av_parts_itemid_seq'::text)
> vendorid | integer |
> partnumber | varchar(25) |
> alternatepartnumber | varchar(25) |
> nsn | varchar(15) |
> description | varchar(50) |
> condition | varchar(10) |
> quantity | integer |
> rawpartnumber | varchar(25) |
> rawalternatenumber | varchar(25) |
> rawnsnnumber | varchar(15) |
> date | integer |
> cagecode | varchar(10) |
> Indices: av_parts_alternatepartnumber_in,
> av_parts_itemid_key,
> av_parts_nsn_index,
> av_parts_partnumber_index,
> av_parts_rawalternatenumber_ind,
> av_parts_rawnsnnumber_index,
> av_parts_rawpartnumber_index,
> av_parts_vendorid_index
>
>
> parts=# UPDATE av_parts
> parts-# SET rawalternaternumber = 'NULL' AND alternatepartnumber = 'NULL'
> parts-# WHERE rawalternatenumber = 'IVA81A';
> ERROR: left-hand side of AND is type 'unknown', not 'bool'
>

Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick: Scrappy
Systems Administrator @ hub.org
primary: scrappy(at)hub(dot)org secondary: scrappy(at){freebsd|postgresql}.org

query should have a comma instead of the word and...

HTH
mikeo

At 04:27 PM 8/20/00 -0300, The Hermit Hacker wrote:
>
>UPDATE <table> SET field1=<value>,field2=<value>
>
>On Tue, 15 Aug 2000, k.c. hemelstrand wrote:
>
>> Can anybody help with why I am receiving the error below?
>>
>> Thanks
>> K.C.
>>
>>
>> parts=# UPDATE av_parts
>> parts-# SET rawalternaternumber = 'NULL' AND alternatepartnumber = 'NULL'
>> parts-# WHERE rawalternatenumber = 'IVA81A';
>> ERROR: left-hand side of AND is type 'unknown', not 'bool'
>>
>
>Marc G. Fournier ICQ#7615664 IRC Nick:
Scrappy
>Systems Administrator @ hub.org
>primary: scrappy(at)hub(dot)org secondary:
scrappy(at){freebsd|postgresql}.org
>