Re: sql function: using set as argument

Is there a reason not to build it in as a sub-query?

E.g., if you have a function get_count( int ):

SELECT count(b_column)
FROM some_table
WHERE some_field_1 in (
SELECT a_column
FROM a_table
WHERE some_condition
)
AND some_field_2 = $2;

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On Aug 10, 2005, at 9:30 AM, Akshay Mathur wrote:

> Hi,
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> I have a function that returns a set.
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> Looks like:
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> Select a_column from a_table where some_condition;
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> I want to use output of this function as an argument of another
> function
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> Second looks like:
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> Get_count(result_set_of_function_1, int)
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> Select count(b_column) from
> some_table where some_field_1 in ($1) and some_field_2 = $2;
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> Please suggest how can I do that?
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> Regards,
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> akshay
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