How to update two tables in one statement in SQL Server 2005?

Question

I want to update two tables in one go. How do I do that in SQL Server 2005?

UPDATE 
  Table1, 
  Table2
SET 
  Table1.LastName=\'DR. XXXXXX\', 
  Table2.WApr         


        

Answer 1

Sorry, afaik, you cannot do that. To update attributes in two different tables, you will need to execute two separate statements. But they can be in a batch ( a set of SQL sent to the server in one round trip)