Modifies a column's values in existing rows of a table or view. Restriction: You cannot use UPDATE on a table accessed via an engine that does not support UPDATE processing. You can update one or more ...

I'm trying to assign rows in a table to a random variable entirely in Transact SQL (This is MS SQL Server 2000, sp3). I've got it working perfectly except I can't use a variable inside my subquery ...

As in other PROC and DATA steps, you can use only a view descriptor or other SAS data set in an SQL procedure statement, not an access descriptor. You can usually only browse data retrieved using a ...

FROM statement using source data that's known to have flaws. Back to the OP - either filter out the bad records in the WHERE clause, or put a CASE statement in the UPDATE list. No need for a cursor.