Increment an INT

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James M.
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Increment an INT

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HI, is there any way I can just increment an INT in MySQL without selecting, then incrementing, then updating? Thanks for any help.
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UPDATE tablename SET `int_field` = `int_field` + 1 WHERE `some_cond` = 2
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Thanks, i didn't think that would have worked.
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