For this type of query, you really want the tuple notation introduced in 2.0.6 (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CASSANDRA-4851):
SELECT * FROM CF WHERE key='X' AND (column1, column2, column3) > (1, 3, 4) AND (column1) < (2) On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 6:01 PM, Mike Heffner <m...@librato.com> wrote: > Michael, > > So if I switch to: > > SELECT * FROM CF WHERE key='X' AND column1=1 AND column2=3 AND column3>4 > > That doesn't include rows where column1=2, which breaks the original slice > query. > > Maybe a better way to put it, I would like: > > SELECT * FROM CF WHERE key='X' AND column1>=1 AND column2>=3 AND column3>4 > AND column1<=2; > > but that is rejected with: > > Bad Request: PRIMARY KEY part column2 cannot be restricted (preceding part > column1 is either not restricted or by a non-EQ relation) > > > Mike > > > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Michael Dykman <mdyk...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> The last term in this query is redundant. Any time column1 = 1, we >> may reasonably expect that it is also <= 2 as that's where 1 is found. >> If you remove the last term, you elimiate the error and non of the >> selection logic. >> >> SELECT * FROM CF WHERE key='X' AND column1=1 AND column2=3 AND >> column3>4 AND column1<=2; >> >> On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 6:23 PM, Mike Heffner <m...@librato.com> wrote: >> > What is the proper way to perform a column slice using CQL with 1.2? >> > >> > I have a CF with a primary key X and 3 composite columns (A, B, C). I'd >> like >> > to find records at: >> > >> > key=X >> > columns > (A=1, B=3, C=4) AND >> > columns <= (A=2) >> > >> > The Query: >> > >> > SELECT * FROM CF WHERE key='X' AND column1=1 AND column2=3 AND >> column3>4 AND >> > column1<=2; >> > >> > fails with: >> > >> > DoGetMeasures: column1 cannot be restricted by both an equal and an >> inequal >> > relation >> > >> > This is against Cassandra 1.2.16. >> > >> > What is the proper way to perform this query? >> > >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > Mike >> > >> > -- >> > >> > Mike Heffner <m...@librato.com> >> > Librato, Inc. >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> - michael dykman >> - mdyk...@gmail.com >> >> May the Source be with you. >> > > > > -- > > Mike Heffner <m...@librato.com> > Librato, Inc. > > -- Tyler Hobbs DataStax <http://datastax.com/>