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Difference between first reading and second reading? [message #375831] Mon, 15 December 2008 01:41 Go to next message
arunsuresh100
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Hi,

Meteorological department recorded the temperature on daily basis. The table data would be like this

Date	Celsius(Temperature)
2008-12-07	40
2008-12-08	45
2008-12-09	35
2008-12-10	37
2008-12-11	50


We need to find the difference of temperature between today & yesterday. The sample result given below:

Date	Temperature Difference
2008-12-08	5
2008-12-09	-10
2008-12-10	2
2008-12-11	13


Please provide solution using SQL queries.
Re: Difference between first reading and second reading? [message #375832 is a reply to message #375831] Mon, 15 December 2008 01:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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Please read OraFAQ Forum Guide, especially "How to format your post?" section.
Make sure that lines of code do not exceed 80 characters when you format.
Indent the code (See SQL Formatter) and align the columns in result.
Use the "Preview Message" button to verify.
Also always post your Oracle version (4 decimals).

Post a test case: create table and insert statements along with the result you want with these data.

Have a look at LAG/LEAD functions.

Regards
Michel
Re: Difference between first reading and second reading? [message #375836 is a reply to message #375832] Mon, 15 December 2008 02:10 Go to previous message
Frank Naude
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As Michel suggested, LAG will do the job:

SQL> SELECT d, t - LAG(t) OVER (ORDER BY d) FROM x;

D         T-LAG(T)OVER(ORDERBYD)
--------- ----------------------
07-DEC-08
08-DEC-08                      5
09-DEC-08                    -10
10-DEC-08                      2
11-DEC-08                     13

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