Re: Problem using Subselect results

From: Christoph Haller <ch(at)rodos(dot)fzk(dot)de>
To: oheinz(at)stud(dot)fbi(dot)fh-darmstadt(dot)de, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Problem using Subselect results
Date: 2003-07-24 12:11:15
Message-ID: 3F1FCCE2.47ACF401@rodos.fzk.de
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> I want to use the result of a subselect as condition in another one.
>
> table1: a,b
> table2: a,c
>
> CREATE VIEW my_view AS SELECT b,c
> (SELECT a, b FROM table1 WHERE b=3D1) my_ab,
> (SELECT c FROM table2, my_ab WHERE table3.a=3Dmy_ab.a) my_c;
>
> this is just an example - i know i could cross join this one, but i
need =
> to=20
> refer to the results of several subselects in several other.
>
>
> does return "relation my_ab unknown". it is not just a problem of
executi=
> on=20
> order - if i turn it the other way round it's still the same.
>
> Am I just trying to do something really stupid? And what for is the
(nece=
> ssary)=20
> AS statement for subselects, if it's not possible to access their
results=
> by=20
> that name?
>
> And as I need the result of a subselect in several other subselects
it's=
> not=20
> possible to transform them into a cascade of sub, subsub,
subsubsub.... s=
> elects.
> Any ideas?=20
>
Does this match your intentions:
CREATE VIEW my_view AS SELECT b,c FROM
(SELECT b,c FROM table2, (SELECT a, b FROM table1 WHERE b=3D1) my_ab
WHERE table3.a=3Dmy_ab.a) my_c;
I assume the reference table3.a is a typo.

Regards, Christoph

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