Updating 3 tables in one query without using stored proc

[gelmo214]

hello everyone..i have 3 tables t1,t2,t3..if i update t1,t2 and t3 must also be updated..how could i do this? i have just been tried

UPDATE t1,t2,t3 SET t1.f1='sample',t2.f1='sample',t3.f1='sample' WHERE t1.f1='test' and t2.f1='test' and t1.f1='test'

using this,update fails if t2 and t3 could not find 'test' in their fields,if i use OR all records will be..

i have also tried JOINS

Update tbl_maincat AS m LEFT JOIN tbl_maincat AS m2 ON m.cTitle = m2.cTitle,
tbl_main AS c LEFT JOIN tbl_main AS c2 ON c.MainCat = c2.Maincat,
tbl_subcat AS s LEFT JOIN tbl_subcat AS s2 ON s.csCat = s2.csCat
SET
m.cTitle = 'Hardware25',
m.cDesc = 'H2desc',
c.MainCat = 'Hardware25',
s.csCat = 'Hardware25'
WHERE
m.MainCatID=29 and
c.Maincat='Hardware23' and
s.csCat='Hardware23';

same...because of the AND operator...

if multiple query solved this..please let me know the proper construction in VB.net..

please everyone..its bugging me for almost a month..
im a newbie vb.net and mysql programmer..
thanks..

[mafaisal]

What about Trigger..?