Michael Bayer wrote: > put strings into group_by: > > group_by = ["client_code", "client_name", ...] >
Hi Michael, Sorry I'm not sure what you are suggesting. I don't really want to retype my column names again in the group_by clause. My intention was to be able to reuse the actual column list in the group by clause. Thanks, Huy > > On Jun 6, 2007, at 7:07 PM, Huy Do wrote: > > >> Hi, >> >> I am trying to reuse my column list in my group by clause but some >> of my >> columns use label() which is causing a sql syntax error because of the >> "column as label" in the group by clause. Is it possible to get the >> group_by to only use the "label" side of a column . >> >> eg. (This doesn't work because of the "labels" >> group_by = [ >> service.date, >> service.client_id, >> service_type.type_code, >> service.service_code, >> client.code.label('client_code'), >> client.name.label('client_name'), >> func.coalesce(func.nullif(client_rate.description, >> ''), >> service_type.description).label('service_description'), >> service.rate_amt >> ] >> columns = group_by[:].extend([ >> func.sum(service.quantity).label('quantity'), >> func.sum(service.service_amt).label('service_amt') >> ]) >> >> s = select(columns, criteria, >> from_obj=[outerjoin(db.service_table, >> db.client_rate_table), >> db.job_table, db.client_table, db.service_type_table], >> group_by=group_by, >> order_by=[service.date, client.name, service.service_code] >> ) >> >> Many thanks, >> >> Huy >> >> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sqlalchemy" group. To post to this group, send email to sqlalchemy@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sqlalchemy?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---