Re: Screwy behavior with SUM and multiple joins to same

From: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: Oliver Elphick <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: David Link <dvlink(at)yahoo(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Screwy behavior with SUM and multiple joins to same
Date: 2002-09-04 10:52:22
Message-ID: 1031136742.18326.43.camel@linda
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-general

On Wed, 2002-09-04 at 11:23, Oliver Elphick wrote:
> On Tue, 2002-08-27 at 18:20, David Link wrote:
> > Screwy behavior with SUM and multiple joins to same table:
>
> The screwiness is in your joins:

Here's an alternative approach, that is a lot more readable:

SELECT prod, units AS store_1, 0 AS store_2, units AS store_3
WHERE store = 1
UNION
SELECT prod, 0 AS store_1, units AS store_2, units AS store_3
WHERE store = 2

but it will become unmanageable if there are a lot of stores.

--
Oliver Elphick Oliver(dot)Elphick(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk
Isle of Wight, UK
http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver
GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C
========================================
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who
gives to all men generously and without reproach, and
it will be given to him." James 1:5

In response to

Browse pgsql-general by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Mukund Pate 2002-09-04 12:17:24 uninstall postgresql
Previous Message Bob Parkinson 2002-09-04 10:43:35 Re: clog problem + version info