Re: Help with query. (*) - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Patrick Welche
Subject Re: Help with query. (*)
Date
Msg-id 20010118145732.F29761@quartz.newn.cam.ac.uk
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In response to Help with query. (*)  ("Diehl, Jeffrey" <jdiehl@sandia.gov>)
List pgsql-general
On Tue, Jan 16, 2001 at 01:42:45PM -0700, Diehl, Jeffrey wrote:
> I'm having difficulty writing a query which I really can't live without...
>
> I need to get a list of records from table A for which there are
> corresponding records in table B.  I've tried to use the intersect clause,
> but it doesn't seem to work, or it runs far too long.  For example:
>
> select * from A
>     where 1=1
>     intersect select * from A where
>     B.x=A.x
>     and A.y=B.y
>     and A.z=B.z
>     limit 100
>
> I need the most efficient method possible; my A tables have upward of 5
> Million records.  The B table, btw, only has about 100 records.

Guessing - my system isn't in a state to test just at the minute - is it

select A.* from A,B
 where A.x=B.x
   and A.y=B.y
   and A.z=B.z
 limit 100

that you want?

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