Re: Complex query need help with OR condition.

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Ken Tozier <kentozier(at)comcast(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Complex query need help with OR condition.
Date: 2004-10-25 04:35:10
Message-ID: 10254.1098678910@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Ken Tozier <kentozier(at)comcast(dot)net> writes:
> When I add the OR clause things go haywire:

> SELECT a.paginator, a.doc_name, (b.time - pm_events.time) as
> elapsed_time FROM pm_events as a, pm_events as b
> WHERE a.event_code='pmcd'
> OR a.event_code='pmop'
> AND b.event_code='pmcl'
> AND a.doc_name=b.doc_name
> AND a.paginator=b.paginator
> AND a.time < b.time

I think you need some parentheses, or at least a bit of thought about
what the OR is binding to.

regards, tom lane

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