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* Subselect returning 2 columns
@ 2004-05-06 08:52  Francesc Leveque <webmaster@loroadictos.com>
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From: Francesc Leveque @ 2004-05-06 08:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: pgsql-sql

Hello,

Is correct to do something like?:

SELECT row1,row2 FROM mytable
WHERE (row1,row3) IN
(SELECT row1 as p1,MAX(row3) as p2 FROM mytable
WHERE row3 <= current_date
GROUP BY row1)

I mean, I don't see documentation about subselects returning more than 
one column, but it seems to work...

Thanks,
Francesc.




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* Re: Subselect returning 2 columns
@ 2004-05-07 01:26  Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
  parent: Francesc Leveque <webmaster@loroadictos.com>
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From: Tom Lane @ 2004-05-07 01:26 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Francesc Leveque <webmaster@loroadictos.com>; +Cc: pgsql-sql

Francesc Leveque <webmaster@loroadictos.com> writes:
> Is correct to do something like?:

> SELECT row1,row2 FROM mytable
> WHERE (row1,row3) IN
> (SELECT row1 as p1,MAX(row3) as p2 FROM mytable
> WHERE row3 <= current_date
> GROUP BY row1)

Sure.

> I mean, I don't see documentation about subselects returning more than 
> one column, but it seems to work...

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/functions-subquery.html#AEN12497

			regards, tom lane



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