Kevin,
Why do you need a join or 2 SQLs? This looks straight forward with no joins:

m.SearchValue = 1
m.SomeValue = 1
UPDATE MyTable;
    SET SomeField = m.SomeValue ;
    where SomeValue = m.SearchValue

  DELETE FROM MyTable WHERE SomeValue = m.SearchValue

Cetin

>First, I pull some records:
>
>

>SELECT *;
>  FROM MyTable;
>  WHERE SomeValue = 1;
>  INTO CURSOR MyCursor
>

>
>Next, update or delete from original table:
>
>

>
>  UPDATE MyTable;
>    SET SomeField = SomeValue;
>    WHERE Id IN;
>     (SELECT Id FROM MyCursor)
>
>  ** OR
>
>  DELETE FROM MyTable;
>    WHERE Id IN;
>     (SELECT Id FROM MyCursor)
>
>

>
>These 2 SQL's are very slow. How can I do thses using joins?
>
>Thanks