Re: [SQL] Beginner question - select with multiple tables

At 6:51 +0200 on 20/1/99, Dave Inskeep wrote:

>
> select distinct vall.node from vall, vall_bod1, vall_bod2 where
> ( vall.node = vall_bod1.node and vall_bod1.bod1 LIKE '%brake%' ) or
> ( vall.node = vall_bod2.node and vall_bod2.bod2 LIKE '%brake%' );
>
> However, if I insert a record into vall_bod2 (whether or not it
> contains the word brake) and a corresponding header record into vall
> with a matching node, the same exact query will return the nodes of
> all records in vall_bod1 with the word 'brake' in the bod1 field.
>
> The same holds true if I query across vall_bod1, 2, and 3, and there
> are no records in vall_bod3. If I insert a single record in vall_bod3,
> even if it doesn't match, the query will work for matching records in
> vall_bod1 and vall_bod2. Ditto when I try across 1-4.
>
> Can someone explain why this happens, am I doing something wrong? Is
> there a better way to achieve the same results, i.e. JOINS? Does
> Postgresql support JOINS?

First, you *are* doing a join here.

But you are missing the logic. Perhaps you should tell us, instead of what
query you did (which obviously returns the correct results by your
description), what was the result you wanted? What rows did you want to be
returned?

Herouth

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