Re:

----- Original Message -----

From: tamsin

To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org

Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 7:40 AM

Subject: RE: [GENERAL]

i think performance is better in postgres if you rewrite this sort of query as:

 

select * from purchasemaster where exists (select 1 from itemmaster where itempriority = 2 and transactionid = purchasemaster.transactionid)

 

hope this helps,

tamsin

 

-----Original Message-----
From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org]On Behalf Of Kapil Tilwani
Sent: 28 May 2001 12:27
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org; pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: [GENERAL]

Hi,

 

I have two tables purchasemaster (Master) and ItemMaster (child) linked through TransactionID

 

I have a query like

select * from purchasemaster where transactionid in (select transactionid from itemmaster where itempriority = 2)

 

****I need this query for MS-Access, MS-SQL and Postgres.  Because the application is supposed to be such that for upto 2-3 users, the application would be running on MS-Access or MSDE, while for heavier databases i.e., greater than 4 , the ideal database would be Postgres

 

Only the problem is ...  (correct me if i am wrong, PLEEEEEEEEEEEASE) that for each tuple in purchasemaster the sub-query is re-evaluated (True or False????).  What I am looking at is whether it is possible to execute the query in the sub-query just once, get its value as in "(1,2,5,23,7,90)", etc. in place of the sub-query and accordingly, execute the main query.

 

Thank you,

Kapil