Re: count(1) return 0? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Zak McGregor
Subject Re: count(1) return 0?
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Msg-id 20040301030229.5bbf6565.zak@mighty.co.za
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In response to Re: count(1) return 0?  (Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>)
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Re: count(1) return 0?
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On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:55:15 -0500
Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> wrote:

> Not really sure I understand what you want, but try something like this:
>
> select case when count(*) > 0 then ''t'' else ''f'' end from ...

Unfortunately that does not work. When the resultset contains no records
whatsoever, I get no rows at all - so on case...else sort of expression within
the select itself will work.

What I am looking for is a way to select "0" if no rows are returned, or the
total number of rows returned from the query otherwise.

Thanks anyways though.

Ciao

Zak

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