Re: [SQL] how to store a query, that results in a table

2000-09-22 Thread Keith Wong
This is not really possible with postgresql at the moment. Better off trying to work around, perhaps using a view. That way you have a way to change the select statement without actually modifying your client code. Keith. At 06:09 PM 22/09/2000 -0400, Nelson wrote: >thank you jie Liang for your

Re: [SQL] how to store a query, that results in a table

2000-09-22 Thread Jie Liang
Hi, So, your question is not client side, you want store a procedure in db(server side) can accept para from client side. I have not seen Pg has a functionality to do like store procedure or package like Oracle ( maybe I don't know), so , I suggest that : 1 use embeded SQL 2. store query as a SQL

[SQL] how to store a query, that results in a table

2000-09-22 Thread Nelson
thank you jie Liang for your response, but my problems are: 1. How to store a query in the database. 2. How to give a parameter from outside of database, for example: select * from table1 where row1 = my_parameter_outside. Give me an example please. begin:vcard n:brito;nelson x-mozilla-html:F

Re: [SQL] how to store a query, that results in a table

2000-09-22 Thread Jie Liang
Hi, there, If the client machine is a trusted machine in your company, use remote shell 'rsh' can call a script of SQL. If not , you had better use embeded SQL. I don't know how visual basic embed SQL, but I think is same way as other language, in postgres: #db> create  user robot with password '

Re: [SQL] sql query not using indexes

2000-09-22 Thread Stephan Szabo
On Fri, 22 Sep 2000, Tom Lane wrote: > indexscans; the current code may have overcorrected a shade, but I think > it's closer to reality than 6.5 was. > > As Hiroshi already commented, the difference in results suggests that > the desired data is very nonuniformly scattered in the table. 7.0 >

Re: [SQL] sql query not using indexes

2000-09-22 Thread Tom Lane
Stephan Szabo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Ok I agree with you on the real database there are 127,300 rows and there >> are certanly a great number of rows > 'AAA'. But, supose I make a query >> select * from table where code > 'AAA' limit 10. it will read the entire >> table only to give me the

Re: [Fwd: Re: [SQL] no ORDER BY in subselects?]

2000-09-22 Thread Josh Berkus
Phillip, > The main reason I use them is to find the 'next' or > 'previous' record in a > list (eg. next date, next ID). eg. > The fact that Dec RDB, Oracle and SQL/Server all allow it > probably means > that there is a reasonable user base out there who think > it's a good idea. Makes sense. F

[SQL] how to store a query, that results in a table

2000-09-22 Thread root
hi. I have a problem. I require to store a query sql in postgresql-7.0 like: example. select * from table1 where row1(table1)=parameter1 If i execute this query directly, I don't have problem. I want to store this query in order to execute from a client program (visual basic 6.0), but i don't know