FMDB Multiple Record Update Query

Question

Is this possible and how would one go about it if it is? Info on the topic is a bit sparse given a Google & Stack search, lots on batch inserts, but nothing solid on batch updates.

Answer 1

Yes it is possible if you insert the correct SQL to do it, but your question is a bit vague.

Rather than trying to update multiple records in a query though, why don't you use a transaction queue instead? Pass your queries in as an array to this function. (requires you have setup an FMDatabase dbQueue of course)

-(BOOL) executeQueryArray:(NSMutableArray*)queryArray {

    __block BOOL noErrors = YES;

    [self.dbQueue inTransaction:^(FMDatabase *db, BOOL *rollback) {

       db.logsErrors = YES;

        for (NSString* query in queryArray) {

            if (![db executeUpdate:query]) noErrors = NO;
        }

        *rollback = !noErrors;
    }];
    return noErrors;    
}