PostgreSQL 9.3:Updating table(order column) from another table, getting same values in rows - postgresql

Question

I need help with updating table from another table in Postgres Db.
Long story short we ended up with corrupted data in db, and now I need to update one table with values from another.
I have table with this data table wfc:
| step_id | command_id | commands_order |
|---------|------------|----------------|
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 |
and I want to update values in command_order column from another table, so I can have result like this:
| step_id | command_id | commands_order|
|---------|------------|---------------|
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | 4 | 3 |
It was looking like easy task, but problem is to update rows for same command_id, it is writing same value in commands_order
SQL that I tried is:
UPDATE wfc
SET commands_order = CAST(sq.input_step_id as INTEGER)
FROM (
SELECT wfp.step_id, wfp.input_command_id, wfp.input_step_id
from wfp
order by wfp.step_id, wfp.input_step_id
) AS sq
WHERE (wfc.step_id=sq.step_id AND wfc.command_id=CAST(sq.input_command_id as INTEGER));
SQL Fiddle http://sqlfiddle.com/#!15/4efff4/4
I am pretty stuck with this, please help.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Assuming you are trying to number the rows in the order in which they were created, and as long as you understand that ctid will chnage on update and with VACCUUM FULL, you can do the following:
select step_id, command_id, rank - 1 as command_order
from (select step_id, command_id, ctid as wfc_ctid, rank() over
(partition by step_id order by ctid)
from wfc) as wfc_ordered;
This will give you the wfc table with the ordering that you want. If you do update the original table, the ctids will change, so it's probably safer to create a copy of the table with the above query.