Re: sql help, reusing a column

From: Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: sql help, reusing a column
Date: 2010-04-29 22:08:52
Message-ID: hrd01k$qpu$1@dough.gmane.org
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Andy Colson wrote on 29.04.2010 23:51:
> Here is my query, which works:
>
>
> select organization,
> state,
> (select max(idate) from times where customers.custid=times.custid and
> taskid = 27) as lastdate,
> age( (select max(idate) from times where customers.custid=times.custid
> and taskid = 27) )
> from customers
> order by lastdate desc nulls last;
>
>
> I'd love to use age(lastdate) instead of age( (repeat sql) ), but it
> does not seem to work.

This should work:

SELECT organization, state, lastdate, age(lastdate)
FROM (
SELECT organization,
state,
(select max(idate) from times where customers.custid=times.custid and taskid = 27) as lastdate
FROM customers
) t
order by lastdate desc

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