Re: SQL question: checking all required items

From: Raymond O'Donnell <rod(at)iol(dot)ie>
To: Carlos Ortíz <carlos(dot)ortiz(at)stps(dot)gob(dot)mx>
Cc: PostgreSQL <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: SQL question: checking all required items
Date: 2007-08-11 18:04:43
Message-ID: 46BDFA3B.8000307@iol.ie
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On 10/08/2007 22:03, Carlos Ortíz wrote:

> Select * from people where person_id in (
> Select person_ID from Items_for_people group by Person_id Having Count(*) = (
> Select count(*) from Items Where is_required = true))

That seems to work fine! I'd only change "having count(*) = ..." to
"having count(*) >= ..." to allow for people having other items in
addition to the required ones.

Ray.

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