Here's what I want to do.

Table control contains values (mon and valves) that are associated by numbers inserted into the associated column.

I want to transfer the serial _id number of the items associated by the value '1' into the appropriate columns of the first row of the table auto_control. All items associated with the value '2' into the second row - etc. etc.

Is this best accomplished by a 'group by' command or subset???

Bob
     Control

     device_ID type association
     serial varchar int4

     1 mon 1
     2 valve 2
     3 valve 1
     4 mon 2
     5 valve 1


     Auto_control

     loop_id mon valve valve
     serial int4 int4 int4
     1 1 3 5
     2 2 4



----- Original Message ----- From: "Guy Rouillier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 4:25 PM
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Group By?


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Bob Pawley wrote:
I want to take the serial ID of several values in different rows in
one table and insert them into a single row of another table.

Would the 'group by' command be the best way to do this?

Could you provide an actual example?  The wording of your question is a
little vague and an example might help solicit an answer to the actual
problem.  For example, are these serial ID values all in a the same
column in the source table?  Or is each one in a different column?  And
what is the selection criteria that brings these results together?

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Guy Rouillier

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