Mysql is planning on making this work: SELECT id, @a:=COUNT(*), SUM(sum_col)/@a FROM table_name GROUP BY id.
Do we have anything like it (After a discussion with Tom i figure no). User variables is nice, especially in these kind of queries. Nice would be to be able to use them as in C (almost everywhere): SELECT id, @x FROM table_name t where (@x := date_part('days'. now() - f.created)) > 100; As Tom said in earlier mail, it might not be that big of a win in this case, but if uses expensive functions, it will. Magnus ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])