update query with multiple tables code example

Example 1: update query for multiple columns

UPDATE Person.Person
 Set FirstName = 'Kenneth'
    ,LastName =  'Smith'
 WHERE BusinessEntityID = 1

Example 2: sql update multiple tables

/*You can't update multiple tables in one statement,
however, you can use a transaction to make sure that
two UPDATE statements are treated atomically.
You can also batch them to avoid a round trip.*/


BEGIN TRANSACTION;

UPDATE Table1
  SET Table1.LastName = 'DR. XXXXXX' 
FROM Table1 T1, Table2 T2
WHERE T1.id = T2.id
and T1.id = '011008';

UPDATE Table2
SET Table2.WAprrs = 'start,stop'
FROM Table1 T1, Table2 T2
WHERE T1.id = T2.id
and T1.id = '011008';

COMMIT;