SQL Query to Update All Columns in a Table

In SQL, sometimes we need to write a single query to update the values of all columns in a table. We will use the UPDATE keyword to achieve this. For this, we use a specific kind of query shown in the below demonstration. For this article, we will be using the Microsoft SQL Server as our database and Select keyword. 

Step 1: Create a Database. For this use the below command to create a database named GeeksForGeeks.

Query:

CREATE DATABASE GeeksForGeeks

Output:

Step 2: Use the GeeksForGeeks database. For this use the below command.

Query:

USE GeeksForGeeks

Output:

Step 3: Create a table of SALARY inside the database GeeksForGeeks. This table has 2 columns namely MONTHLY_SALARY and ANNUAL_SALARY containing the monthly and annual salaries of the workers in a factory.

Query:

CREATE TABLE SALARY(
MONTHLY_SALARY INT,
ANNUAL_SALARY INT);

Output:

Step 4: Describe the structure of the table SALARY.

Query:

EXEC SP_COLUMNS SALARY;

Output:

Step 5: Insert 5 rows into the SALARY table.

Query:

INSERT INTO SALARY VALUES(10000,120000);
INSERT INTO SALARY VALUES(20000,240000);
INSERT INTO SALARY VALUES(15000,180000);
INSERT INTO SALARY VALUES(30000,360000);
INSERT INTO SALARY VALUES(25000,300000);

Output:

Step 6: Display all the rows of the SALARY table.

Query:

SELECT * FROM SALARY;

Output:

Step 7: Update all the columns of the table SALARY. Increase the value of all entries of the MONTHLY_SALARY column by 1000, accordingly, increase the value of all entries of the ANNUAL_SALARY column by 12*1000=12000.

Syntax:

UPDATE TABLE_NAME SET COLUMN1=VALUE1,
COLUMN2 = VALUE2;

Query:

UPDATE SALARY SET MONTHLY_SALARY = 
MONTHLY_SALARY+1000,ANNUAL_SALARY=
ANNUAL_SALARY+12000;

Output:

Step 8: Display all the rows of the updated SALARY table.

Query:

SELECT * FROM SALARY;

Output: