Re: [SQL] Difference between IN and JOIN

2004-10-04 Thread Markus Bertheau
Ð ÐÐÐ, 04.10.2004, Ð 16:17, Tom Lane ÐÐÑÐÑ: > Markus Bertheau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I lately wondered if there is a difference between a JOIN and a IN in > > queries similar to the following: > > > SELECT f1 FROM t1 JOIN t2 ON (t.f2 = t2.f2) WHERE t2.f3 = x > > > SELECT f1 FROM t1 WHERE

Re: [SQL] Difference between IN and JOIN

2004-10-04 Thread Tom Lane
Markus Bertheau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I lately wondered if there is a difference between a JOIN and a IN in > queries similar to the following: > SELECT f1 FROM t1 JOIN t2 ON (t.f2 = t2.f2) WHERE t2.f3 = x > SELECT f1 FROM t1 WHERE t1.f2 IN (SELECT f2 FROM t2 WHERE f3 = x) > As I see it

[SQL] Difference between IN and JOIN

2004-10-04 Thread Markus Bertheau
Hi, I lately wondered if there is a difference between a JOIN and a IN in queries similar to the following: SELECT f1 FROM t1 JOIN t2 ON (t.f2 = t2.f2) WHERE t2.f3 = x SELECT f1 FROM t1 WHERE t1.f2 IN (SELECT f2 FROM t2 WHERE f3 = x) As I see it there's no semantic difference between the two. A