Update column A with the value of column B

I want to update column B with an updated value of column A So, something like this

db
    .update(characters)
    .set({
      normalized_name: normalize(characters.name),
    })

db
    .update(characters)
    .set({
      normalized_name: normalize(characters.name),
    })

Obviously doesn't work this way, but what would be the way to do it in Drizzle?

3 Replies

Angelelz•17mo ago

What does normalize do? Is there an equivalent function in Sql?

MeexaOP•17mo ago

Don't think so. It removes accented characters from names ø -> o for example

micaww•17mo ago

you would need to use sql to do it in one call:

normalized_name: sql`SOMESQLFUNCTION(${characters.name})`

normalized_name: sql`SOMESQLFUNCTION(${characters.name})`

if you needed to do it in js then select for update to get the name, calculate new value, update in a transaction