Re: [SQL] subqueries

On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Tom Lane wrote:

> Walt Bigelow <walt(at)stimpy(dot)com> writes:
> > SELECT agencyid, first, last
> > FROM tbladdress
> > WHERE type = 1
> > AND agencyid NOT IN
> > (SELECT distinct agencylink
> > FROM tbladdress
> > WHERE type = 2)
> > ORDER BY last;
>
> Looks reasonable ...
>
> > This query returns 0 rows [ when it shouldn't ].
>
> Sounds like a bug. What version of Postgres are you running?
> What do you get from "EXPLAIN"ing that query? What are the
> data types of the columns being used?
>

Tom,

I am using postgres 6.4.2 on a RH5.1 SMP box.

The output of explain:
NOTICE: QUERY PLAN:

Seq Scan on tbladdress (cost=50.34 size=348 width=24)
SubPlan
-> Unique (cost=50.34 size=0 width=0)
-> Sort (cost=50.34 size=0 width=0)
-> Seq Scan on tbladdress (cost=50.34 size=348 width=4)

EXPLAIN

The data types are int4 for both agencyid and agencylink. And there are
about 800 rows total of 5 different types. (the type field is int4 as
well)

Thanks again,
Walt