Query help, please

From: "Rob Richardson" <Rob(dot)Richardson(at)rad-con(dot)com>
To: <pgsql-novice(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Query help, please
Date: 2010-09-09 15:43:15
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Greetings!

A charge consists of a set of coils arranged in one or more stacks. It
is possible for a stack to be empty. I need a query that lists all
possible stacks, along with the coils that are in each stack (if any).

Charge 1 can have 4 stacks. Only stacks 2 and 3 are in use. A plain
ordinary query can get me:

Stack Coil Position
2 A 1
2 B 2
3 C 1
3 D 2

I need:
Stack Coil Position
1
2 A 1
2 B 2
3 C 1
3 D 2
4

The query is allowed to include the maximum possible number of stacks,
which is 8.

How can I get a result like this?

Thanks very much!

RobR

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