Can I do an UPDATE on a JOIN query with OrmLite on ServiceStack? - ormlite-servicestack

Question

I want to do an update for a specific field on a table based on the results from a query that includes a join. Using OrmLite with ServiceStack.
My Classes are as follows:
public class Document
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string BCL_Code { get; set; }
public bool IsActive { get; set; }
public int DocumentTypeId { get; set; }
}
public class DocumentType
{
public int Id { get; set; }
public string TypeName { get; set; }
}
Trying to do the Update on the Join with the following code:
var q = db.From<Document>()
.Join<Document, DocumentType>(
(doc, type) => doc.DocumentTypeId == type.Id)
.Where(d => d.BCL_Code == "FR49")
.And<DocumentType>(t => t.TypeName == "Enrollment Process");
db.UpdateOnly(new Document { IsActive = false }, onlyFields: q);
I know I can update specific fields, and I know how to do joins, but when I try to include a join in the query, and then do an UpdateOnly, I get an error message on the db.UpdateOnly line:
The multi-part identifier "DocumentType.TypeName" could not be bound.
Is it possible to do an Update on a Join Query?
If so, what is the proper way to do it?

Answer 1

There's no Typed APIs for Update From Table in OrmLite yet, you can add a feature request for it.
In the meantime you can use Custom SQL, e.g:
db.ExecuteSql(#"UPDATE Document SET IsActive = #isActive
FROM Document d
INNER JOIN DocumentType t ON (d.DocumentTypeId = t.Id)
WHERE d.BCL_Code = 'FR49'
AND t.TypeName = 'Enrollment Process'",
new { isActive = false });