specifying count in WHERE clause - sql

select *
from table1 t1,
table2 t2,
table3 t3
where t2.parent_id = t1.row_id
and t2.xyz is not null
and (
select count(*)
from table3
where xyz = t2.row_id
) = 0;
Will it work?
I am using the alias t2 within my subquery.
My requirement is to check is to specify condition in where clause such that there is no record present in table3 where column xyz of table3 is stored as row_id of table2.

You can use NOT EXISTS to assert that there is no row returned from the subquery. Use modern explicit join syntax instead of comma based legacy syntax. No need to join table3 outside (you were making a cross join effectively).
select *
from table1 t1
join table2 t2 on t2.parent_id = t1.row_id
where t2.xyz is not null
and not exists (
select 1
from table3
where xyz = t2.row_id
);

Related

SQL LEFT JOIN with WHERE class

there are two tables TABLE1 and TABLE2 in TABLE1 there are records which does not exist in TABLE2 with left join below i wanted to query all records which are in TABLE1 if the record does not exist in table2 however.
Note: about WHERE class in my code that is required this is because, there can be several records in the name of 'IN PROGRESS' in TABLE2 with one record in the name of 'GRADUATED' i wanted to distinct records based on table 1 ID that if there is any record in the name of 'GRADUATE' it should show only that else it should show inprogress.
SELECT DISTINCT
TABLE1.ID,
TABLE2.TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK
FROM TABLE1
LEFT JOIN TABLE2
ON TABLE1.ID = TABLE2.FK_ID_CLASS
WHERE NOT EXISTS
(
SELECT DISTINCT
TABLE1.ID,
TABLE2.TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK
FROM TABLE1
LEFT JOIN TABLE2
ON TABLE1.ID = TABLE2.FK_ID_CLASS
WHERE TABLE2.TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK = 'GRADUATED')
OR TABLE2.TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK = 'GRADUATED'
I see some odds with your query:
exists part are not related with you main query. I think you need some relation
distinct in part not exists are not needed
You filter columns with the same conditions as filter main row set
As I understand you want to get all rows from table1 with state 'GRADUATED' int table2 and any row from table1 where rows in table2 are not exists or state not equal 'GRADUATED'
SELECT DISTINCT
t1.ID,
t2.TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK
FROM TABLE1 t1
LEFT JOIN TABLE2 t2 ON t1.ID = t2.FK_ID_CLASS
WHERE NOT EXISTS
(
SELECT NULL /*its not nesessary what you need*/
FROM TABLE1 sub_t1
JOIN TABLE2 sub_t2 ON sub_t1.ID = sub_t2.FK_ID_CLASS /* left join replaced to inner */
WHERE sub_t2.TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK = 'GRADUATED'
AND sub_t1.ID = t1.ID /*relation with outer query*/
)
OR t2.TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK = 'GRADUATED'
where the relatonship between tables does not exist - but only if the comparison involves rows in table that are not 'graduated' (I think)
SELECT DISTINCT
TABLE1.ID,
TABLE2.TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK
FROM TABLE1
LEFT JOIN TABLE2 ON TABLE1.ID = TABLE2.FK_ID_CLASS
AND TABLE2.TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK <> 'GRADUATED'
WHERE TABLE2.FK_ID_CLASS IS NULL
Not sure about your question but if you want all the records from table 1 who are not in table 2, you just have to do this :
SELECT TABLE1.ID
FROM TABLE1
LEFT JOIN TABLE2 ON TABLE1.ID = TABLE2.FK_ID_CLASS
WHERE TABLE2.FK_ID_CLASS IS NULL
Try this:
SELECT DISTINCT TABLE1.ID, TABLE2.TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK
FROM TABLE1
LEFT JOIN TABLE2
ON TABLE1.ID = TABLE2.FK_ID_CLASS
AND (NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1
FROM TABLE2 t
WHERE TABLE1.ID = t.FK_ID_CLASS
AND t.TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK = 'GRADUATED')
OR TABLE2.TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK = 'GRADUATED')
For the record, conditions on the right table of a LEFT JOIN need to be placed inside the ON() clause or the join will transfer into an INNER JOIN due to NULL comparison.
It seems to me you have three distinct cases that can be "ORed together" using UNION; personally I find keeping all three separated like this makes things much easier to read and understand:
--- ID with GRADUATED exists in TABLE2
( SELECT ID, 'GRADUATED' AS TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK
FROM TABLE1
INTERSECT
SELECT FK_ID_CLASS, 'GRADUATED'
FROM TABLE2
WHERE TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK = 'GRADUATED' )
UNION
--- ID without GRADUATED exists in TABLE2
( SELECT ID, 'IN PROGRESS'
FROM TABLE1
MINUS
SELECT FK_ID_CLASS, 'IN PROGRESS'
FROM TABLE2
WHERE TRAINING_STATUS_CHECK = 'GRADUATED' )
UNION
--- ID does not exist in TABLE2
( SELECT ID, '{{NONE}}'
FROM TABLE1
WHERE ID NOT IN ( SELECT FK_ID_CLASS FROM TABLE2 ) );

Applying joins conditionally in SQL Server

I have some set of records, but now i have to select only those records from this set which have theeir Id in either of the two tables.
Suppose I have table1 which contains
Id Name
----------
1 Name1
2 Name2
Now I need to select only those records from table one
which have either their id in table2 or in table3
I was trying to apply or operator witin inner join like:
select *
from table1
inner join table2 on table2.id = table1.id or
inner join table3 on table3.id = table1.id.
Is it possible? What is the best method to approach this? Actually I am also not able to use
if exist(select 1 from table2 where id=table1.id) then select from table1
Could someone help me to get over this?
Use left join and then check if at least one of the joins has found a relation
select t1.*
from table1 t1
left join table2 t2 on t2.id = t1.id
left join table3 t3 on t3.id = t1.id
where t2.id is not null
or t3.is is not null
I would be inclined to use exists:
select t1.*
from table1 t1
where exists (select 1 from table2 t2 where t2.id = t1.id) or
exists (select 1 from table3 t3 where t3.id = t1.id) ;
The advantage to using exists (or in) over a join involves duplicate rows. If table2 or table3 have multiple rows for a given id, then a version using join will produce multiple rows in the result set.
I think the most efficient way is to use UNION on table2 and table3 and join to it :
SELECT t1.*
FROM table1 t1
INNER JOIN(SELECT id FROM Table2
UNION
SELECT id FROM Table3) s
ON(t.id = s.id)
Alternatively, you can use below SQL as well:
SELECT *
FROM dbo.Table1
WHERE id Table1.IN ( SELECT table2.id
FROM dbo.table2 )
OR Table1.id IN ( SELECT table3.id
FROM Table3 )

Quicker way to insert non-matching ids to column

Is there a quicker way to get the ids that exist in table1 but not exist in table2 and insert them in table2?
insert into table2 (id)
select id
from table1
where table1.id not in (select id from table2)
In addition to your solution using the in operator try the exists one
select id
from table1 t1
where not exists (
select 1
from table2
where id = t1.id
)
If the subquery returns an empty set not exists evaluates to true
The outer join
select id
from
table1 t1
left join
table2 t2 on t1.id = t2.id
where t2.id is null
Use explain analyze to compare

How can I replace `SELECT ... WHERE SELECT ...` with joins?

I have read that SELECT ... WHERE SELECT ... is slow, and that I should use joins instead.
But I don't know how to replace this code
SELECT Id
FROM Table1
Where
(
Data1 IS NULL
OR
(
Data2=1
AND
(SELECT 1 FROM Table2 WHERE Table2.Id=Table1.Id) IS NULL
)
)
AND
(SELECT 1 FROM Table3 WHERE Table3.Id=Table1.Id) IS NULL
with joins.
The tables have the following structure:
Table1:
Id: INTEGER PRIMARY KEY
Data1: XML
Data2: INTEGER
Table2:
Id: INTEGER
Table3:
Id: INTEGER PRIMARY KEY
select Id from Table1 where
Id not in (select Id from Table3) and
(Data1 is null or
(Data2 = 1 and Id not in (select Id from Table2)));
or, if you really want joins:
select Id from Table1 left join Table2 on (Table1.Id = Table2.Id)
left join Table3 on (Table1.Id = Table3.Id)
where Table3.Id is null and
(Data1 is null or
(Data2 = 1 and Table2.Id is null));
I don't expect much difference in performance between these two. The query would likely benefit from an index on Table2.Id (you have one on Table3.Id by virtue of it being a primary key).
There are two key parts to moving subqueries from in to the from clause. The first is to use left outer join, so no rows from the first table inadvertently drop out. The second is to use select distinct for each subquery, to avoid unwanted duplicates.
Applied to your query, the result is:
SELECT t1.Id
FROM Table1 t1 left outer join
(select distinct id
from Table2
) t2
on t1.id = t2.id left outer join
(select distinct id
from Table3
) t3
on t1.id = t3.id
Where(t1.Data1 IS NULL OR
(t1.Data2=1 and t2.id is null)
) and
t3.id is null;

sql query without outer join key word

Is it possible to write a sql query where you know you have to use the left outer join..but cannot or are not allowed to use the "outer join" Key Word
I have two table sand want to get rows with null vaues from the left table ...this is pretty simple ...but am not supposed to use the key word....outer join....I need to right the logic for outer join myself
SELECT Field1
FROM table1
WHERE id NOT IN (SELECT id FROM table2)
SELECT Field1
FROM table1
WHERE NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM table2 where table2.id = table1.id)
This is something people do but it is deprecated and it does not currently work correctly (it sometimes will return a cross join instead of a left join) so it should NOT be used. I'm telling this only so you avoid using this solution.
SELECT Field1
FROM table1, table2 where table1.id *= table2.id
;WITH t1(c,d) AS
(
SELECT 1,'A' UNION ALL
SELECT 2,'B'
),t2(c,e) AS
(
SELECT 1,'C' UNION ALL
SELECT 1,'D' UNION ALL
SELECT 3,'E'
)
SELECT t1.c, t1.d, t2.c, t2.e
FROM t1, t2
WHERE t1.c = t2.c
UNION ALL
SELECT t1.c, t1.d, NULL, NULL
FROM t1
WHERE c NOT IN (SELECT c
FROM t2
WHERE c IS NOT NULL)
Returns
c d c e
----------- ---- ----------- ----
1 A 1 C
1 A 1 D
2 B NULL NULL
(Equivalent to)
SELECT t1.c, t1.d, t2.c, t2.e
FROM t1
LEFT JOIN t2
ON t1.c = t2.c
For SQL Server, you can just use LEFT JOIN - the OUTER is optional, just like INTO in an INSERT statement.
This is the same for all OUTER JOINs.
For an INNER JOIN you can just specify JOIN with no qualifiers and it is interpreted as an INNER JOIN.
This will give you all the rows in table A that don't have a matching row in table B:
SELECT *
FROM A
WHERE NOT EXISTS (
SELECT 1
FROM B
WHERE A.id = B.id
);
Returns all the matching rows from both tables:
SELECT a.*,b.* FROM table_a a, table_b b
WHERE a.key_field = b.key_field
Potential drawback is non-matches will be skipped.