hmmm. it could be a bug. What do you get if you do: print db(db.Calls.id>0)._select(db.Calls.ALL,db.created_by.name,db.handled_by.name, left=[created_by.on(created_by.id==db.Calls.CreatedBy), handled_by.on(handled_by.id==db.Calls.HandledBy)])
On Mar 23, 11:31 am, jonatron <hobson....@googlemail.com> wrote: > Thanks, > > This is close, but it does not quite get the result I'm looking for, I > basically need the following MySQL query: > > SELECT Calls . * , created_by.Name, handled_by.Name > FROM ( > Calls > LEFT JOIN Users AS created_by ON Calls.CreatedBy = created_by.ID > ) > LEFT JOIN Users AS handled_by ON Calls.HandledBy = handled_by.ID; > > I've tried adapting the code you posted but I can't seem to get the > result set I need. For example a call from 'Helen' created by Bob and > Handled by Sam, I would like to get the results: > > CallerName created_by.Name handled_by.Name > Helen Bob Sam > > but I get > > Calls.id Calls.CallerName Users.Name Users.Name > 1 Helen Bob Bob > 1 Helen Sam Sam > 1 Helen Charlie Charlie > > Any ideas? > > On Mar 20, 3:10 pm, mdipierro <mdipie...@cs.depaul.edu> wrote: > > > created_by=db.Users.with_alias('created_by') > > handled_by=db.Users.with_alias('handled_by') > > rows = > > db(db.Calls.id>0).select(db.Calls.ALL,db.created_by.name,db.handled_by.name, > > left=[created_by.on(created_by.id==db.Calls.CreatedBy), > > handled_by.on(handled_by.id==db.Calls.HandledBy)]) > > > On Mar 20, 6:58 am, jonatron <hobson....@googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I am hoping someone can help with this: > > > > I have tables setup something like this (this is a simplified > > > representation): > > > > db.define_table('Users', > > > Field('Name')) > > > > db.define_table('Calls', > > > Field('CallerName'), > > > Field('CreatedBy', db.Users), > > > Field('HandledBy', db.Users)) > > > > I need to produce a query set to send to geraldo reports that joins > > > both the createdby and handledby fields to db.users.id so that I can > > > display the users name in the report not the id. I can do one inner > > > join no problem and use Users.Name to get the name. To do both joins > > > and get useful data I think I need to do something analogue SQL AS on > > > the joins and then access the data using an alias. I have played with > > > with_alias but don't seem to get what I need. Can anyone point me in > > > the right direction? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.