Re: Am I really stupid???

* Alfred Perlstein (bright@wintelcom.net) [20000516 22:54]:

> In the meanwhile I think a better way to accomplish your query would
> be this:
>
> SELECT
>   t1.f2
> FROM
>   t1, t2
> WHERE
>   t1.f1 > 100 AND t2.f1 > 100
>   AND t1.f2 = t2.f2
> ;
>
> (I hope) :)


You really don't need the t2.f1 > 100 bit because of the latter join.

i.e.,

      SELECT
        t1.f2
      FROM
        t1, t2
      WHERE
        t1.f1 > 100 AND t1.f2 = t2.f2
      ;

should be sufficient.


Hope this helps,

patrick
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