[eluser]_asdf[/eluser]
Using the activerecord class, I'm trying to update an existing value (think post count, etc) by N.
In theory, it'd go like:
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$this->db->set('columnName', 'columnName + 1');
$this->db->where('columnId', $id);
But of course, the AR itself escapes it, so you end up with a query like
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UPDATE TableName SET columnName = 'columnName + 1' WHERE columnId = '1'
Then I figured maybe I could do it the way one does where comparisons, like so:
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$this->db->set('columnName = columnName + ', 1);
but that produces queries like:
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UPDATE TableName SET columnName = columnName + = 1 WHERE columnId = '1'
Is there a way to get this to produce the correct query, eg:
Code:
UPDATE TableName SET columnName = columnName + 1 WHERE columnId = '1'
or do I really need to do it the non-ActiveRecord way? (ick). It'd be the only place in the application where I've had to roll normal SQL, so I'd like to avoid it for consistency, if possible.
Any help & Suggestions most appreciated.
(Its been ages since I used CI, but its so nice to be back. Aside from this one sticking issue.)