Yes, I know this seems simple:
SELECT DISTINCT(...)
Except, it apparently isn't
Here is my actual Query:
SELECT
DeclinationReasons.Reason,
EmployeeInformation.ID,
EmployeeInformation.Employee,
EmployeeInformation.Active,
CompletedTrainings.DecShotDate,
CompletedTrainings.DecShotLocation,
CompletedTrainings.DecReason,
CompletedTrainings.DecExplanation,
IIf([DecShotLocation]="MCS","Yes","No") AS YesMCS,
IIf([DecReason]=1,1,0) AS YesAllergy,
IIf([DecReason]=2,1,0) AS YesImmune,
IIf([DecReason]=3,1,0) AS YesAdverse,
IIf([DecReason]=4,1,0) AS YesMedical,
IIf([DecReason]=5,1,0) AS YesSpiritual,
IIf([DecReason]=6,1,0) AS YesOther,
IIf([DecReason]=7,1,0) AS YesAlready
FROM
EmployeeInformation
INNER JOIN (CompletedTrainings
LEFT JOIN DeclinationReasons ON CompletedTrainings.DecReason = DeclinationReasons.ReasonID)
ON EmployeeInformation.ID = CompletedTrainings.Employee
GROUP BY
DeclinationReasons.Reason,
EmployeeInformation.ID,
EmployeeInformation.Employee,
EmployeeInformation.Active,
CompletedTrainings.DecShotDate,
CompletedTrainings.DecShotLocation,
CompletedTrainings.DecReason,
CompletedTrainings.DecExplanation,
IIf([DecShotLocation]="MCS","Yes","No"),
IIf([DecReason]=1,1,0),
IIf([DecReason]=2,1,0),
IIf([DecReason]=3,1,0),
IIf([DecReason]=4,1,0),
IIf([DecReason]=5,1,0),
IIf([DecReason]=6,1,0),
IIf([DecReason]=7,1,0)
HAVING
((((EmployeeInformation.Active) Like -1)
AND ((CompletedTrainings.DecShotDate + 365 >= DATE())
OR (CompletedTrainings.DecShotDate IS NULL))));
This is Joining a few tables (obviously) in order to get a number of records. The problem is that if someone is duplicated on the table with a NULL in one of the date fields, and a date in another field, it pulls both the NULL and the DATE, or pulls multiple NULLS it might pull multiple dates but those are not present right at the moment.
I need the Nulls, they are actual data in this particular case, but if someone has a date and a NULL I need to pull only the newest record, I thought I could add MAX(RecordID) from the table, but that didn't change the results of the query either.
That code:
SELECT
DeclinationReasons.Reason,
EmployeeInformation.ID,
EmployeeInformation.Employee,
EmployeeInformation.Active,
MAX(CompletedTrainings.RecordID),
CompletedTrainings.DecShotDate
...
And it returned the same issue, Duplicated EmployeeInformation.ID with different DecShotDate values.
Currently it returns:
ID
Active
DecShotDate
etc. x a bunch
1
-1
date date
whatever goes
2
-1
in these
2
-1
date date
columns
These are being used in a report, that is to determine the total number of employees who fit the criteria of the report. The NULLs in DecShotDate are needed as they show people who did not refuse to get a flu vaccine in the current year, while the dates are people who did refuse.
Now I have come up with one simple solution, I could add a column to the CompletedTrainings Table that contains a date or other value, and add that to the HAVING statement. This might be the right solution as this is a yearly training questionnaire that employees have to fill out. But I am asking for advice before doing this.
Am I right in thinking I need to add a column to filter by so that older data isn't being pulled, or should I be able to do this by pulling recordID, and did I just bork that part of the query up?
Edited to add raw table views:
EmployeeInformation Table:
ID
Last
First
empID
Active
Termdate
DoH
Title
PT/FT/PD
PI
1
Doe
Jane
982
-1
date
Sr
PD
X
2
Roe
John
278
0
date
date
Jr
PD
X
3
Moe
Larry
1232
-1
date
Sr
FT
X
4
Zoe
Debbie
1424
-1
date
Sr
PT
X
DeclinationReasons Table:
ReasonID
Reason
1
Allergy
2
Already got it
3
Illness
CompletedTrainings Table:
RecordID
Employee
Training
...
DecShotdate
DecShotLocation
DecShotReason
DecExp
1
1
4
date
location
2
text
2
1
4
3
2
4
4
3
4
date
location
3
text
5
3
4
date
location
1
text
6
4
4
After some serious soul searching, I decided to use another column and filter by that.
In the end my query looks like this:
SELECT *
FROM (
(
SELECT RecordID, DecShotDate, DecShotLocation, DecReason, DecExplanation, Employee,
IIf([DecShotLocation]="MCS","Yes","No") AS YesMCS, IIf([DecReason]=1,1,0) AS YesAllergy,
IIf([DecReason]=2,1,0) AS YesImmune, IIf([DecReason]=3,1,0) AS YesAdverse,
IIf([DecReason]=4,1,0) AS YesMedical, IIf([DecReason]=5,1,0) AS YesSpiritual,
IIf([DecReason]=6,1,0) AS YesOther, IIf([DecReason]=7,1,0) AS YesAlready
FROM CompletedTrainings WHERE (CompletedDate > DATE() - 365 ) AND (Training = 69)) AS T1
LEFT JOIN
(
SELECT ID, Active FROM EmployeeInformation) AS T2 ON T1.Employee = T2.ID)
LEFT JOIN
(
SELECT Reason, ReasonID FROM DeclinationReasons) AS T3 ON T1.DecReason = T3.ReasonID;
This may not have been the best solution, but it did exactly what I needed. Which is to get the information by latest entry into the database.
Previously I had tried to use MAX(), DISTINCT(), etc. but always had a problem of multiple records being retrieved. In this case, I intentionally SELECT the most recent records first, then join them to the results of the next query, and so on. Until I have all the required data for my report.
I write this in hopes someone else finds it useful. Or even better if someone tells me why this is wrong, so as to improve my own skills.
I want to show the combinations of "offers" that have the same number of "bids". The Both "OID" of the combination and the number of "bids" should be output.
I know the logic I want to show which article has the same bids in combination of other article, but I don't know how I can write it down. Some code can help me to understand this.
More information about the structure of the tables "offer" and "bid". Also a "Expected result" which is shown the result
I really want to learn SQL.
Try running this..
SELECT temp1.OID as OID1,temp2.OID as OID2,temp1.count1 as numberOfBids
FROM
(SELECT t1.OID,COUNT(t1.BID) as count1
FROM bid t1 group by t1.OID) temp1
JOIN
(SELECT t2.OID,COUNT(t2.BID) as count2
FROM bid t2 group by t2.OID) temp2
ON temp1.count1= temp2.count2
AND temp1.OID <> temp2.OID
But it will give output as below table
OID1 OID2 numberOfBids
1 2 2
1 5 2
2 5 2
5 1 2
5 2 2
I have some data like this as shown below:
Acc_Id || Row_No
1 1
2 1
2 2
2 3
3 1
3 2
3 3
3 4
and I need a query to get the results as shown below:
Acc_Id || Row_No
1 1
2 3
3 4
Please consider that I'm a beginner in SQL.
I assume you want the Count of the row
SELECT Acc_Id, COUNT(*)
FROM Table
GROUP BY Acc_Id
Try this:
select Acc_Id, MAX(Row_No)
from table
group by Acc_Id
As a beginner then this is your first exposure to aggregation and grouping. You may want to look at the documentation on group by now that this problem has motivated your interest in a solutions. Grouping operates by looking at rows with common column values, that you specify, and collapsing them into a single row which represents the group. In your case values in Acc_Id are the names for your groups.
The other answers are both correct in the the final two columns are going to be equivalent with your data.
select Acc_Id, count(*), max(Row_No)
from T
group by Acc_Id;
If you have gaps in the numbering then they won't be the same. You'll have to decide whether you're actually looking for a count of rows of a maximum of a value within a column. At this point you can also consider a number of other aggregate functions that will be useful to you in the future. (Note that the actual values here are pretty much meaningless in this context.)
select Acc_Id, min(Row_No), sum(Row_No), avg(Row_No)
from T
group by Acc_Id;
I have an access database that I'm well aware is quite poorly designed, unfortunately it is what I must use. It looks a little like the following:
(Row# is not a column in the database, it's just there to help me describe what I'm after)
Row# ID Date Misc
1 001 01/8/2013 A
2 001 01/8/2013 B
3 001 01/8/2013 C
4 002 02/8/2013 D
5 002 02/8/2013 A
6 003 04/8/2013 B
7 003 04/8/2013 D
8 003 04/8/2013 D
What I'm trying to do is obtain all information entered for the last n (by date) 'entries' where an 'entry' is all rows with a unique ID.
So if I want the last 1 entry I will get rows 6, 7 and 8. The last two entries will get me rows 4-8 etc.
I've tried to get the SN's needed in a subselect and then select all entries where those SN's appear, but I couldn't get it to work. Any help appreciated.
Thanks.
The proper Access syntax:
select *
from t
where ID in (select top 10 ID
from t
group by ID
order by max([date]) desc
)
I think this will work:
select *
from table
where Date in (
select distinct(Date) as unique_date from table order by unique_date DESC limit <num>
)
The idea is to use the subselect with a limit to only identify dates you care about.
EDIT: Some databases do not allow a limit in a subquery (I'm looking at you, mysql). In that case, you'll have to make a temporary table out of the subquery then select * from it.
please tell me how to write this query
i have an access table
number
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
i want a query that gives
number count
2 5
1 3
3 1
any help appreciated
something like...
SELECT number, count(number) AS count
FROM table
GROUP BY number
It's a bad idea to have a column named number since it is a reserved keyword.
You probably want something like
select number_, count(*) as count from ... group by number_