MySql How to set a local variable in an update statement (Syntax?)

Question

How can I set a variable while doing an Update statement? I can\'t seem to figure out the syntax.

So I want something like this below but it\'s saying the syntax is

Answer 1

I tested a similar query using a select and it worked for me, so I would rewrite your query as follows

SET @tempVariable := 0;
UPDATE myTable SET col1 = 5, col2 = (SELECT @tempVariable + 100);

Hope that helps.