Re: Simple Query?

Koen Bok escreveu:
> I am doing some optimization on our search, but I need some advise...
> 
> table: item
> 
> id            name
> --------------------------------------
> 1            iPod
> 2            Zune
> 3            Walkman
> 
> table: search_item
> 
> id_search    id_item
> --------------------------------------
> 1            1
> 1            2
> 1            3
> 2            2
> 2            3
> 3            1
> 3            3
> 
> 
> Now what I want to have is the items that match with id_search 1 and 2 
> and 3. Therefore I use the following SQL query.
> 
> SELECT * FROM item WHERE id IN
>     (SELECT id_item FROM search_item WHERE id_search=1 AND id_item IN
>         (SELECT id_item FROM search_item WHERE id_search=2 AND id_item IN
>             (SELECT id_item FROM search_item WHERE id_search=3)));
> 
> This should only return id_item 3. Would this be the best SQL query to 
> get this result? I have the feeling there should be something better, 
> but I cannot find it. Anyone has a hint?
> 



SELECT * FROM item WHERE id IN    (SELECT id_item FROM search_item WHERE id_search=1     INTERSECT     SELECT id_item
FROMsearch_item WHERE id_search=2     INTERSECT     SELECT id_item FROM search_item WHERE id_search=3);
 

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