Re: Messed Up Query

From: Mtek <mtek_at_mtekusa.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:51:16 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <cadcc491-414a-4d66-9cba-2ba13008f8a6@c58g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>


On Apr 29, 4:18 am, Robert Klemme <shortcut..._at_googlemail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 28, 7:51 pm, Mtek <m..._at_mtekusa.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I have this query:
>
> > SELECT q10.q10_count,
> > vi.mgr_flag,vi.inst_type,vi.inst_num,vi.inst_cst,vi.inst_zip,vi.inst_phone,vi.url,vi.turnover,vi.hold_cnt,
> > vi.date_,vi.inst_size,vi.inst_dchg,
>
> > vh.ticker,vh.q0_shares,vh.q1_shares,vh.q0q1_grwth,vh.q0q1_dchg,vh.shares_out,
> > mt.comp_name, sd.sector_name, p.closing
> > FROM vinst vi, vhold vh, master_table mt, stock_data sd, prices p,
> > (SELECT count(*) q10_count FROM vhold vh
> > WHERE q1_shares = 0 GROUP BY vh.ticker) q10
> > WHERE inst_name = 'Yacktman Fund'
> > AND vi.inst_num = vh.inst_num
> > AND vh.ticker = mt.ticker
> > AND mt.m_ticker = sd.m_ticker
> > AND mt.m_ticker = p.m_ticker;
>
> > Take a look at the inner query in the FROM clause:
> > (SELECT count(*) q10_count FROM vhold vh
> > WHERE q1_shares = 0 GROUP BY vh.ticker) q10
>
> > I basically need the same criteria applied as the outer query. Do I
> > have to re-list the criteria? I'll have to do that count for 5
> > fields. It will make this query WAY long.......
>
> I don't see a join with q10. Is a cross join really what you intend?
>
> robert

Well, what I am trying to do is to select a bunch of data, then in the same query, I want to do a count on a column with it;s own criteria based on the results of the original select.

Does that make sense?

Can an OVER help me here? I'm trying to look at it and understand it....... Received on Tue Apr 29 2008 - 07:51:16 CDT

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