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this post was submitted on 11 Oct 2023
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Always SELECT first. No exceptions.
Better yet... Always use a transaction when trying new SQL/doing manual steps and have backups.
mind explaining?
By running a select query first, you get a nice list of the rows you are going to change. If the list is the entire set, you'll likely notice.
If it looks good, you run the update query using the same where clause.
But that's for manual changes. OP's update statement looks like it might be generated from code, in which case this wouldn't have helped.
I did when I made the query a year ago. Dumdum sleep deprived brain thought it would look more organised this way