syntax error using mongo-db updateMany query

Question

I can't figure this one out. Trying to add a field in all documents where a field matches the expression.

Am trying various combinations of the below updateMany query:

db.fixtures.updateMany({"competition": "League Division 1"}, $set{"comp_id":"5c65d916456b5d0e207778ac"})

Keep getting this error:

SyntaxError: missing ) after argument list @(shell):1:65

Can someone please put me out of my misery and tell me what I'm doing wrong so I can enjoy the rest of my Sunday!

Thanks

bergerg · Accepted Answer · 2019-02-24 15:55:38Z

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You got the syntax wrong...

db.fixtures.updateMany({"competition": "League Division 1"}, {"set":{"comp_id":"5c65d916456b5d0e207778ac"}})

answered Feb 24, 2019 at 15:55

bergerg

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Thank you! I followed the syntax given in the docs here: docs.mongodb.com/manual/reference/method/…

You don’t have to include the quotation marks but your set operator must be enclosed in an object (curly braces and colon)