Обсуждение: where with NULL values are not selected
I try to join two tables whereas some column values do have NULL values with the following query: select table1.column from table1, table2 where table1.column=table2.column table1.column and table2.column may have NULL values. The problem is that these columns where not selected. Does there exists any solution to select/join the NULL value colums also. I would be appeciate about any hint. PostgreSQL 7.4.5 With best regards Horst Duester --------------------------------- Dr. Horst Düster GIS-Koordinator /Amtschef Stv. Kanton Solothurn Amt für Geoinformation Abteilung SO!GIS Koordination Werkhofstr. 65 CH-4509 Solothurn Tel.: ++41 (0)32 627 25 32 Fax: ++41 (0)32 627 22 14 horst.duester@bd.so.ch www.sogis.so.ch
Am Freitag, 8. Juli 2005 12:08 schrieb Düster Horst: > table1.column and table2.column may have NULL values. The problem is that > these columns where not selected. Does there exists any solution to > select/join the NULL value colums also. Read up on outer joins. In your case, try this: select table1.column from table1 full outer join table2 on (table1.column=table2.column); -- Peter Eisentraut http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/
On 7/8/05, Düster Horst <Horst.Duester@bd.so.ch> wrote:
> I try to join two tables whereas some column values do have NULL values with
> the following query:
>
> select table1.column from table1, table2 where table1.column=table2.column
>
> table1.column and table2.column may have NULL values. The problem is that
> these columns where not selected. Does there exists any solution to
> select/join the NULL value colums also.
A hint:
qnex=# SELECT 'ok' WHERE NULL=NULL;
?column?
(0 rows)
In other words -- NULL is not equal to NULL. NULL is not a value, NULL
is a state. If you want to join those columns, you cannot use NULL
as a joining key. It's the way SQL works.
Anyway, a quick-and-dirty solution might be:
select table1.column from table1, table2 where
coalesce(table1.column,-1)=coalesce(table2.column, -1);
..assuming column doesn't have '-1' value.
A better solution would be to rethink your design (don't use NULLs).
Incientally, instead of using this syntax:
select table1.column from table1, table2 where table1.column=table2.column;
..try using explicit inner joins:
select table1.column from table1 JOIN table2 USING(column);
Regards,
Dawid
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* Dawid Kuroczko <qnex42@gmail.com> wrote:
<snip>
> A hint:
> qnex=# SELECT 'ok' WHERE NULL=NULL;
> ?column?
> (0 rows)
>
> In other words -- NULL is not equal to NULL. NULL is not a value, NULL
> is a state. If you want to join those columns, you cannot use NULL
> as a joining key. It's the way SQL works.
Thats the statement of the day ;-)
In fact, postgres does not store empty fields, so you can save
space in long living and large tables (ie. journals) by setting
unneeded fields to NULL.
> Anyway, a quick-and-dirty solution might be:
>
> select table1.column from table1, table2 where
> coalesce(table1.column,-1)=coalesce(table2.column, -1);
>
> ...assuming column doesn't have '-1' value.
better: add the missing case (A and B are NULL) to the
where clause:
SELECT ... FROM table1, table2 WHERE
(table1.column=table2.column) OR
((table1.column IS NULL) AND
(table2.column IS NULL));
cu
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The problem is solved. The coalesce() function was the solution. Thank you
very much for your input.
With best regards
Horst Düster
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Dr. Horst Düster
GIS-Koordinator /Amtschef Stv.
Kanton Solothurn
Amt für Geoinformation
Abteilung SO!GIS Koordination
Werkhofstr. 65
CH-4509 Solothurn
Tel.: ++41 (0)32 627 25 32
Fax: ++41 (0)32 627 22 14
horst.duester@bd.so.ch
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Von: Dawid Kuroczko [mailto:qnex42@gmail.com]
Gesendet am: Freitag, 8. Juli 2005 11:08
An: Düster Horst
Cc: pgsql-admin@postgresql.org
Betreff: Re: [ADMIN] where with NULL values are not selected
On 7/8/05, Düster Horst <Horst.Duester@bd.so.ch> wrote:
> I try to join two tables whereas some column values do have NULL values
with
> the following query:
>
> select table1.column from table1, table2 where table1.column=table2.column
>
> table1.column and table2.column may have NULL values. The problem is that
> these columns where not selected. Does there exists any solution to
> select/join the NULL value colums also.
A hint:
qnex=# SELECT 'ok' WHERE NULL=NULL;
?column?
(0 rows)
In other words -- NULL is not equal to NULL. NULL is not a value, NULL
is a state. If you want to join those columns, you cannot use NULL
as a joining key. It's the way SQL works.
Anyway, a quick-and-dirty solution might be:
select table1.column from table1, table2 where
coalesce(table1.column,-1)=coalesce(table2.column, -1);
...assuming column doesn't have '-1' value.
A better solution would be to rethink your design (don't use NULLs).
Incientally, instead of using this syntax:
select table1.column from table1, table2 where table1.column=table2.column;
...try using explicit inner joins:
select table1.column from table1 JOIN table2 USING(column);
Regards,
Dawid
On 7/8/05, Düster Horst <Horst.Duester@bd.so.ch> wrote:
> I try to join two tables whereas some column values do have NULL values with
> the following query:
>
> select table1.column from table1, table2 where table1.column=table2.column
>
> table1.column and table2.column may have NULL values. The problem is that
> these columns where not selected. Does there exists any solution to
> select/join the NULL value colums also.
A hint:
qnex=# SELECT 'ok' WHERE NULL=NULL;
?column?
(0 rows)
In other words -- NULL is not equal to NULL. NULL is not a value, NULL
is a state. If you want to join those columns, you cannot use NULL
as a joining key. It's the way SQL works.
Anyway, a quick-and-dirty solution might be:
select table1.column from table1, table2 where
coalesce(table1.column,-1)=coalesce(table2.column, -1);
..assuming column doesn't have '-1' value.
A better solution would be to rethink your design (don't use NULLs).
Incientally, instead of using this syntax:
select table1.column from table1, table2 where table1.column=table2.column;
..try using explicit inner joins:
select table1.column from table1 JOIN table2 USING(column);
Regards,
Dawid
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