[SQL] Wrong output from union

2012-03-30 Thread Gary Stainburn
Hi folks. I have two selects which in themselves report what they should. However, when I run a union to combine their outputs (to then feed a select/count) lines disappear. Below are the two seperate selects, followed by the untion in which duplicate rows are lost. I'm using Postgresql 8.3.3-

Re: [SQL] Wrong output from union

2012-03-30 Thread David Johnston
Documented behavior. Please read the section on UNION for the why and the proper alternative syntax: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/interactive/sql-select.html On Mar 28, 2012, at 7:01, Gary Stainburn wrote: > Hi folks. > > I have two selects which in themselves report what they should.

Re: [SQL] Wrong output from union

2012-04-02 Thread Gary Stainburn
Thanks for this David. Does anyone know why it too until Saturday for my post to appear on the listr? Gary On Saturday 31 March 2012 02:19:50 David Johnston wrote: > Documented behavior. Please read the section on UNION for the why and the > proper alternative syntax: > > http://www.postgresql

Re: [SQL] Wrong output from union

2012-04-03 Thread Jasen Betts
On 2012-04-02, Gary Stainburn wrote: > Thanks for this David. > > Does anyone know why it too until Saturday for my post to appear on the listr? > > Gary If you haven't signed up for the mailing list with exactly the same email address that you post from the message will be held for moderation.