Re: Help with query. (*)

From: Patrick Welche <prlw1(at)newn(dot)cam(dot)ac(dot)uk>
To: "Diehl, Jeffrey" <jdiehl(at)sandia(dot)gov>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Help with query. (*)
Date: 2001-01-18 14:57:32
Message-ID: 20010118145732.F29761@quartz.newn.cam.ac.uk
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On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 01:42:45PM -0700, Diehl, Jeffrey wrote:
> I'm having difficulty writing a query which I really can't live without...
>
> I need to get a list of records from table A for which there are
> corresponding records in table B. I've tried to use the intersect clause,
> but it doesn't seem to work, or it runs far too long. For example:
>
> select * from A
> where 1=1
> intersect select * from A where
> B.x=A.x
> and A.y=B.y
> and A.z=B.z
> limit 100
>
> I need the most efficient method possible; my A tables have upward of 5
> Million records. The B table, btw, only has about 100 records.

Guessing - my system isn't in a state to test just at the minute - is it

select A.* from A,B
where A.x=B.x
and A.y=B.y
and A.z=B.z
limit 100

that you want?

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