I would like to do the following. Update a field based on the value of another field like
update table set if(fielda=1){fieldb=2 fieldc=3}else{fieldd=2 field
update table set
b = case when a = 1 then 2 else b end,
c = case when a = 1 then 3 else c end,
d = case when a = 1 then d else 2 end,
e = case when a = 1 then e else 3 end
according to your comment try this:
update table set
datefield_a = case when field_a = 1 then now() else datefield_a end,
datefield_b = case when field_a <> 1 then now() else datefield_b end