Hello,
Imagine the following query:
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SELECT
tableA.field1,
tableA.field2,
tableB.field1,
tableB.field2,
(
SELECT tableC.field2
FROM tableC
WHERE tableC.field1 = tableB.field1 - 1;
) AS p
FROM tableA
INNER JOIN tableB
ON tableA.pk = tableB.FK;
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It works fine.
Now, I need to do something else: the parameter of my sub-select is also
a member of the table I'm selecting.
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SELECT
tableA.field1,
tableA.field2,
tableB.field1,
tableB.field2,
(
SELECT tableB.field2
FROM tableB
WHERE tableB.field1 = tableB.field1 (--> from-main-select?) - 1;
) AS p
FROM tableA
INNER JOIN tableB
ON tableA.pk = tableB.FK;
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How can I refer to the tableB.field1 parameter from the main query? I've
tried to do something like this, but without success:
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SELECT
tableA.field1,
tableA.field2,
tableB.field1 AS param,
tableB.field2,
(
SELECT tableB.field2
FROM tableB
WHERE tableB.field1 = param - 1; (--> does not work...)
) AS p
FROM tableA
INNER JOIN tableB
ON tableA.pk = tableB.FK;
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The only workaround I found is to use CASE... WHEN, but this is not
really robust, nor elegant.
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SELECT
tableA.field1,
tableA.field2,
tableB.field1,
tableB.field2,
CASE
WHEN tableB.field1 = 1 THEN
(
SELECT tableB.field2
FROM tableB
WHERE tableB.field1 = 0;
)
WHEN tableB.field1 = 2 THEN
(
SELECT tableB.field2
FROM tableB
WHERE tableB.field1 = 1;
)
WHEN tableB.field1 = 3 THEN
(
SELECT tableB.field2
FROM tableB
WHERE tableB.field1 = 2;
)
... etc...
ELSE
0
END AS p,
FROM tableA
INNER JOIN tableB
ON tableA.pk = tableB.FK;
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In my particular application, this is almost acceptable, but I'm sure
there is a better way to do that...
Thanks for your help! (And for reading, by the way!)
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Philippe Lang
Attik System
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