Re: views and null bothering - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Martín Marqués
Subject Re: views and null bothering
Date
Msg-id 01080718494406.11074@bugs
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In response to Re: views and null bothering  ("Josh Berkus" <josh@agliodbs.com>)
List pgsql-sql
On Lun 06 Ago 2001 21:02, Josh Berkus wrote:
> Martin,
>
> > I have a bunch of tables which I give access through a view. The
> > problem is
> > that in the main table there are columns, that are referenced to
> > another
> > tables column, that have NULLs.
> > In the SELECT inside the view's definition I put the join equality,
> > but have
> > lots of trouble makeing it put correctly the columns that have NULL
> > values.
>
> You need to use LEFT OUTER JOIN, supported in Postgres 7.1.x.
>
> See the current postgresql docs, or your favorite ANSI-SQL handbook, for
> guidance.

Sorry for the late answer, but... THANKS ALOT! It's the first time I use 
OUTER JOINS, and I think they are great! Thanks Tom for this great feature.

Saludos... :-)

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