RE: Two table select (fwd)

You could use unions, but I must ask why do you have all those rbldg#
columns in your table?
What's the basic thought behind your database layout?
-DEJ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy [mailto:alewis(at)mpsi(dot)net]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 1:00 PM
> To: djackson(at)cpsgroup(dot)com
> Subject: Two table select (fwd)
>
>
> The apts table is at the bottom.
>
> I guess what I am trying to do is to pick each rbldg[x] from
> the referral query
> and then take that and query the apts table for the bldgname.
>
> rbldg[x] is the apt building number and bldgname is the building name.
>
> Thanks
>
> Andy
>
>
>
> I have two queries that I'd like to make as one. Here are the queries:
>
> select * from referral where oid = $some_oid
>
> select bldgname from apts where bldgnum = 'rbldg1'
>
>
> I am trying to get the bldgname from the apts table and want
> to get all of the
> bldgname's including rbldg2, rbldg3, rbldg4. Trying to do it
> in one select
> statment, is this possible?
>
>
>
> table = referral
> +----------------------------------+--------------------------
> --------+-------+
> | rstate | varchar()
> | 2 |
> | rrif | varchar()
> | 10 |
> | rphone | varchar()
> | 20 |
> | rfirstname | varchar()
> | 20 |
> | rlastname | varchar()
> | 25 |
> | rbldg1 | varchar()
> | 10 |
> | rbldgcomment1 | text
> | var |
> | rbldg2 | varchar()
> | 10 |
> | rbldgcomment2 | text
> | var |
> | rbldg3 | varchar()
> | 10 |
> | rbldgcomment3 | text
> | var |
> | rbldg4 | varchar()
> | 10 |
> ....
> +----------------------------------+--------------------------
> --------+-------+
>
> Table = apts
> +----------------------------------+--------------------------
> --------+-------+
> | Field | Type
> | Length|
> +----------------------------------+--------------------------
> --------+-------+
> | bldgnum | varchar()
> | 10 |
> | bldgname | varchar()
> | 35 |
> ...
> +----------------------------------+--------------------------
> --------+-------+
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Andy
>
>
>