From: | "James McMurry" <jmcmurry(at)pobox(dot)com> |
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To: | <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: selecting a column average into table |
Date: | 2001-06-12 19:00:27 |
Message-ID: | 002b01c0f371$f2318700$05000100@dorkbox |
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This should work:
-- don't have to create the table if you already have one.
create table foo (
answer float;
)
insert into foo (answer) select avg(numbers) from nebbish;
JM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Shawhan, Douglas (GEAE, GECC)" <douglas(dot)shawhan(at)ae(dot)ge(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 12:19 PM
Subject: [NOVICE] selecting a column average into table
> Weeeellll...
>
> I wish to select the average of a column populated with integers into a
> table
>
> I have established in my mind that:
>
> select avg(nebbish.numbers) into shebang from numbers ;
>
> ain't going to cut it. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
>
> d
>
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