OCP-1Z0-051-V9.02-164题

164. View the Exhibit and examine the structure of CUSTOMERS and SALES tables.

Evaluate the following SQL statement:

UPDATE (SELECT prod_id, cust_id, quantity_sold, time_id        

FROM sales)

SET time_id = '22-MAR-2007'

WHERE cust_id = (SELECT cust_id                 

FROM customers                 

WHERE cust_last_name = 'Roberts' AND                 

credit_limit = 600);

Which statement is true regarding the execution of the above UPDATE statement?

A. It would not execute because two tables cannot be used in a single UPDATE statement.

B. It would not execute because the SELECT statement cannot be used in place of the table name.

C. It would execute and restrict modifications to only the columns specified in the SELECT statement. 

D. It would not execute because a subquery cannot be used in the WHERE clause of an UPDATE

statement.

Answer: C

答案解析：

参考：http://blog.csdn.net/rlhua/article/details/12885143

UPDATE后面的SELECT语句相当于一个简单视图，执行并限制只能修改SELECT语句指定的列，前提确保子查询的的结果为一个值。