> -----Original Message----- > From: Baron Schwartz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Dan Nelson wrote: > > In the last episode (Jun 18), Edward Kay said: > >> From: Dan Nelson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> <snip> > >>>>>> At the moment, I have this and it works: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> select * from contact_address > >>>>>> group by primary_entity_id > >>>>>> having count(primary_entity_id) = 1 > >>>>>> and is_primary = 0; > >>>>>> > >>>>>> This is fine except I want to use the result in a sub-query. > >>>>>> Since it returns two columns this doesn't work: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> update contact_address set is_primary = 1 where > address_id in ( > >>>>>> select * from contact_address > >>>>>> group by primary_entity_id > >>>>>> having count(primary_entity_id) = 1 > >>>>>> and is_primary = 0 > >>>>>> ); > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Normally, I'd only return the address_id in the sub-SELECT, > >>>>>> but I need the is_primary column for the HAVING clause. > >>>>> I did some tests, and it looks like you can use aggregate > >>>>> functions in your HAVING clause without actually selecting the > >>>>> column. So "HAVING COUNT(primary_entity_id) = 1" should work > >>>>> even if you only select address_id. > >>>> Yes, that is true and it does work. > >>>> > >>>> What doesn't work however, is the extra 'AND is_primary = 0' HAVING > >>>> clause. > >>> Couldn't you move that up into a WHERE clause (still in the > >>> subquery)? It's just a regular field comparison, so it doesn't have > >>> to be in the HAVING clause. > >> No, because that's not the same thing. Imagine the following data: > >> > >> address_id primary_entity_id is_primary > >> ------------------------------------------- > >> 1 293 0 > >> 2 293 1 > >> > >> With my query above, the sub-query result set would be empty since > >> count(primary_entity_id) = 2. > >> > >> If I move the is_primary = 0 requirement to a WHERE clause, then the > >> first row would be incorrectly updated since the group function would > >> only be working on the sub-set of data (where is_primary = 0). > >> > >> It's a subtle but important difference. > > > > Yes, that complicates things a bit... That does mean you'll need to > > pull another column in your subquery. I guess you could strip that > > column out with a subquery :) Something like: > > > > update contact_address set is_primary = 1 where address_id in ( > > select address_id from ( > > select address_id, primary_entity_id from contact_address > > group by primary_entity_id > > having count(primary_entity_id) = 1 > > and primary_entity_id = 0 > > ) > > ); > > > > This is fine, but as I wrote earlier, MySQL does not do well with IN() > subqueries, and nesting a subquery in a dependent FROM clause is > probably even > harder for it to optimize well, since that will end up being an > un-indexed > temporary table. It is probably better to write this as a JOIN. > I gave an > example a few days ago. Thanks Baron and Dan for your comments, you were both really helpful. Edward -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]