Re: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-09 Thread Jarosław Nozderko
Sybase ASE 12.5.3: 3 3.33 Regards, Jarek > -Wiadomość oryginalna- > Od: Dennis Cote [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Wysłano: 8 lutego 2006 20:11 > Do: sqlite-users > Temat: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines > > Hi All, > &g

Re: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread Jim C. Nasby
In the case of PostgreSQL, avg is actually returning numeric when handed an int. On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 11:26:37AM -0800, Rich Shepard wrote: > On Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Paul Tomblin wrote: > > >In PostgreSQL 7.3, I get the same: > > Also in postgres-8.1.2. I entered the reals with a decimal

Re: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread Marian Olteanu
Probably the best solution would be to have the standard implementation activated by a PRAGMA command. This way, you don't steal functionality from people who want non-standard implementation and you also don't risk to break compatibility with existing software over SQLite (you have backward

Re: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread Dennis Cote
In Summary, we have 4 database engines that appear to follow the standard, and 6 that do not. Standard: MS SQL 2000 Firebird 1.5 MS SQL 2005 DB2 8.2 Non-standard: MS Access PostgreSQL 7.3 PostgreSQL 8.1.2 MySQL 5.0 Informix 7.31 Oracle 10.1 It is also interesting

Re: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread Dennis Cote
Oops... That should, of course, be *inconsistency*. On 2/8/06, Dennis Cote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >Did you try sum(a)/count(a) instead of avg(a). > > > > SQLite version 3.3.3 > > Enter ".help" for instructions > > sqlite> create table t (a integer,

Re: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread Dennis Cote
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did you try sum(a)/count(a) instead of avg(a). SQLite version 3.3.3 Enter ".help" for instructions sqlite> create table t (a integer, b real); sqlite> insert into t values (3, 3); sqlite> insert into t values (3, 3); sqlite> insert into t values (4, 4);

RE: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread Thomas Briggs
> -Original Message- > From: Dennis Cote [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 2:11 PM > To: sqlite-users > Subject: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines > > Hi All, > > I have a question that I hope you can help with. I

RE: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread Griggs, Donald
FWIW, Informix 7.31 returns REALs for both averages and also for sum(a)/count(a) Donald Griggs Opinions are not necessarily those of Misys Healthcare Systems nor its board of directors. -Original Message- From: Dennis Cote [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 08,

Re: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread Nemanja Corlija
On 2/8/06, Dennis Cote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > create table t (a integer, b real); > insert into t values (3, 3); > insert into t values (3, 3); > insert into t values (4, 4); > select avg(a), avg(b) from t; MySQL 5.0 3. 3.3 Firebird 1.5 3 3.33

Re: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread drh
Dennis Cote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm particularly interested in the value of avg(a). My reading of the > standard leads me to believe that avg(a) should be 3 (i.e. an integer > value) and not a floating point value. This is similar to the earlier > discussion of the results for

Re: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 8 Feb 2006, Paul Tomblin wrote: In PostgreSQL 7.3, I get the same: Also in postgres-8.1.2. I entered the reals with a decimal point; made no difference. Rich -- Richard B. Shepard, Ph.D. | Author of "Quantifying Environmental Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM)

Re: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread Jay Sprenkle
On 2/8/06, Dennis Cote <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a question that I hope you can help with. I would like to know > what results other database engines (i.e. mySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, > Oracle, MS SQL, etc) give for the following SQL. > > create table t (a integer, b

Re: [sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread Paul Tomblin
Quoting Dennis Cote ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > In SQLite I get the following: > >SQLite version 3.3.2 >Enter ".help" for instructions >sqlite> create table t (a integer, b real); >sqlite> insert into t values (3, 3); >sqlite> insert into t values (3, 3); >sqlite> insert into t

[sqlite] testing Avg() function in other database engines

2006-02-08 Thread Dennis Cote
Hi All, I have a question that I hope you can help with. I would like to know what results other database engines (i.e. mySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, Oracle, MS SQL, etc) give for the following SQL. create table t (a integer, b real); insert into t values (3, 3); insert into t values