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compare string? [message #261774]

Thu, 23 August 2007 10:05

9while9
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Registered: August 2007

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For Oracle 10.2.0.1.0

I have collected data from a questionnaire.
For example
question 1 can render a value between 1 and 5
question 2 can render a value between 1 and 5
and so on to question 20 ( 1 to 5)

now I want to extract users that has answer similar to at least 15 questions or more

For example;
User_A has answered 18 questions exactly the same as user_D
User_A has answered 16 questions exactly the same as user_F

Any ideas or hints where to start?

[Updated on: Thu, 23 August 2007 10:13]

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Re: compare string? [message #261777 is a reply to message #261774]

Thu, 23 August 2007 10:14

BlackSwan
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>Any ideas or hints where to start?
You can start by reading & FOLLOWING all the posting guidelines at stated in the STICKY post at top of this forum.

[Updated on: Thu, 23 August 2007 10:14] by Moderator

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Re: compare string? [message #261779 is a reply to message #261777]

Thu, 23 August 2007 10:29

9while9
Messages: 4
Registered: August 2007

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Hi there

That wasn’t very helpful at all. Don’t ask anyone for a solution but a hint for what I should be searching for.
…and yes it’s my first post here so it would be nice with a hello and welcome for a beginning…that you don’t need guidelines for.

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Re: compare string? [message #261788 is a reply to message #261774]

Thu, 23 August 2007 10:54

Cthulhu
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Registered: September 2006
Location: UK

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What are your table definitions ?

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Re: compare string? [message #261793 is a reply to message #261774]

Thu, 23 August 2007 11:10

Michel Cadot
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Welcome,
Before posting you should read the guidelines and follow them.
Please read and follow How to format your posts and How to get a quick answer to your question: TIPS AND TRICKS
Make sure that lines of code do not exceed 80 or 100 characters when you format.
Please always post your Oracle version (4 decimals).

Note there are numerous forums.
It seems to me your question should be post in Homework one.

Regards
Michel

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Re: compare string? [message #261796 is a reply to message #261788]

Thu, 23 August 2007 11:17

9while9
Messages: 4
Registered: August 2007

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Table structure as follows;

NAME                            Null?     Type
------------------------------- --------- -----
IID                             NOT NULL  NUMBER(11,0)
PA1                                       NUMBER
PA2                                       NUMBER
PA3                                       NUMBER
PA4                                       NUMBER
PA5                                       NUMBER
PA6                                       NUMBER
PA7                                       NUMBER
PA8                                       NUMBER
PA9                                       NUMBER
PA10                                      NUMBER
PA11                                      NUMBER
PA12                                      NUMBER
PA13                                      NUMBER
PA14                                      NUMBER
PA15                                      NUMBER
PA16                                      NUMBER
PA17                                      NUMBER
PA18                                      NUMBER
PA19                                      NUMBER
PA20                                      NUMBER

Again I really don't anyone to give me code, just point me in any direction. Can this be done without PLSQL? or maybe with some clever math ?

[Updated on: Thu, 23 August 2007 11:18]

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