Re: help in writing query

2008/6/10 maria s <psmg01(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> Hi Pavel,
> Thank you for your reply.
>
> I tried the query and it is returning result as ,
> for a single entry in sample info in separate rows
>
> The result of the query as
>
> 1, prop1,value1
> 1,prop2,value2
> 2,prop1,value1
> 2 prop2,value2
> 2 prop3,value3
>
> but i want the output as single row per sample id like
>
> 1,value1,value2
> 2 value1,value2,value3
>
> Is this possible? or functions will help to get the result?

I am not sure. Optimal query depend on your postgresql version and
expected size of result set.

I don't see property name in you result?

Pavel

>
> please help.
>
> Thanks,
> -maria
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:03 AM, Pavel Stehule <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hello
>>
>> SELECT i.name, p.property_name, p.property_value
>> FROM sample_info i
>> JOIN
>> sample_properties p
>> ON i.id = p.id
>>
>> maybe
>> Pavel
>>
>> 2008/6/10 maria s <psmg01(at)gmail(dot)com>:
>> > Hello friends,
>> > I need help in write a query.
>> >
>> > I have 2 tables, one is sample_info and sample_properties,
>> >
>> > sample_info (id integer, string name)
>> > ------------------
>> > 1, c_01
>> > 2, c_02
>> > ...
>> >
>> > sample_properties(sample_id integer(ref. sample_info), property_name
>> > string
>> > ,property_value string )
>> > -------------------------
>> > 1, prop1, value1
>> > 1, prop2, value2
>> > 2, prop1, value1
>> > 2, prop2, value 2
>> > 2, prop3, value3
>> >
>> >
>> > I would like to get the result by joining 2 tables, for sample id 1
>> > from
>> > sample_info, the result should be
>> >
>> > 1,c_01,value1,value2
>> >
>> > for sample 2
>> >
>> > 2, c_02,value1,value2,value3
>> >
>> > with property_value column header as property_name
>> >
>> > Can anyone help me to write a query /function/view to get the above
>> > output?
>> >
>> > Thank you so much for your help.
>> >
>> > -maria
>> >
>
>