RE: simplifying OR clauses

2004-05-02 Thread Matt Chatterley
le it ON it.word_id = wt.id It all depends on how you're doing this, and exactly what you want. :) Cheers, Matt > -Original Message- > From: Matthias Eireiner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 26 April 2004 23:00 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: simplifying OR clauses &

Re: simplifying OR clauses

2004-04-26 Thread Garth Webb
On Mon, 2004-04-26 at 14:59, Matthias Eireiner wrote: > hi there, > > I have a basic question: > how can I simplify multiple OR statements in a WHERE clause where I have > only one column to which I refer? > > e.g. > > SELECT word FROM word_table WHERE id = 1 OR id = 34 OR id = 78 OR id = 8787

Re: simplifying OR clauses

2004-04-26 Thread Keith C. Ivey
On 26 Apr 2004 at 14:59, Matthias Eireiner wrote: > how can I simplify multiple OR statements in a WHERE clause where I > have only one column to which I refer? > > e.g. > > SELECT word FROM word_table WHERE id = 1 OR id = 34 OR id = 78 OR id = > 8787 OR ... You want the "IN" operator: http:/

simplifying OR clauses

2004-04-26 Thread Matthias Eireiner
hi there, I have a basic question: how can I simplify multiple OR statements in a WHERE clause where I have only one column to which I refer? e.g. SELECT word FROM word_table WHERE id = 1 OR id = 34 OR id = 78 OR id = 8787 OR ... I thought I once read over something like this but I can't find