Hi all, I have been working on converting our Informix DB to PostgreSQL. There are some differences with SQL syntax.
I have done many outer conversion so far, but all has either one outer or simple one. But this one I do not know how to do it. I have searched but could not find similar to what I need. This is the one works on InformixDB (OUTER inv_contracts ) connects to three different tables (1. inv_contracts.inv_id = invention.id AND 2. inv_contracts.con_id = con.id AND 3. inv_contracts.contract_id IN (select id FROM contractDef WHERE phase_id = 2)) -----informix outer ----------- select count(user.id) FROM user, ascpDef AS stateDef, address, invention, user as con , OUTER inv_contracts WHERE address.type = 'User' AND address_id = 1 AND user.id = address.type_id AND state_id = stateDef.id AND invention.user_id = user.id AND invention.inv_number = '1994376-A' AND inv_contracts.inv_id = invention.id AND inv_contracts.con_id = con.id AND inv_contracts.contract_id IN (select id FROM contractDef WHERE phase_id = 2); ------------------------------ If there were only one table connection (say 1. inv_contracts.inv_id = invention.id AND ) I would have done it as (,invention LEFT OUTER JOIN inv_contracts ON inv_contracts.inv_id = invention.id) but I can do same or similar conversion for 2. and 3. I have attempted to do as below but not giving correct count. --------postgres------------------ select count(dbuser.id) FROM dbuser, ascpDef AS stateDef, address --, invention --, dbuser as con --, OUTER inv_contracts --1 --,invention LEFT OUTER JOIN inv_contracts ON inv_contracts.inv_id = invention.id --,dbuser as con LEFT OUTER JOIN inv_contracts ON inv_contracts.con_id = con.id --,contractDef LEFT OUTER JOIN inv_contracts ON inv_contracts.contract_id IN (select id FROM contractDef WHERE phase_id = 2) --1 gives ERROR: table name "inv_contracts" specified more than once -- --2 --,invention LEFT OUTER JOIN inv_contracts ON inv_contracts.inv_id = invention.id --,dbuser as con LEFT OUTER JOIN inv_contracts as inv2 ON inv2.con_id = con.id --,contractDef LEFT OUTER JOIN inv_contracts as inv3 ON inv3.contract_id IN (select id FROM contractDef WHERE phase_id = 2) --2 takes very long (cancelled/stoped by me) (informix returns 306229 within 10sec) --Cancel request sent --ERROR: canceling statement due to user request -- --3 --,inv_contracts LEFT OUTER JOIN invention ON inv_contracts.inv_id = invention.id --,inv_contracts as inv2 LEFT OUTER JOIN dbuser as con ON inv2.con_id = con.id --,inv_contracts as inv3 LEFT OUTER JOIN contractDef ON inv3.contract_id IN (select id FROM contractDef WHERE phase_id = 2) --3 takes very long (cancelled/stoped by me) (informix returns 306229 within 10sec) --Cancel request sent --ERROR: canceling statement due to user request -- --4 ,inv_contracts LEFT OUTER JOIN invention ON inv_contracts.inv_id = invention.id LEFT OUTER JOIN dbuser as con ON inv_contracts.con_id = con.id LEFT OUTER JOIN contractDef ON inv_contracts.contract_id IN (select id FROM contractDef WHERE phase_id = 2) --4 returns 1 but (informix returns 306229 within 10sec) WHERE address.type = 'User' AND address_id = 1 AND dbuser.id = address.type_id AND state_id = stateDef.id AND invention.user_id = dbuser.id AND invention.inv_number = '1994376-A'; ------------------------------- Thanks for help. ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: www.resolution.com ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly