Query does not work: parse ERROR, Re: How to enter lists into database: Problems with solution.

Hi Josh,

I am really sorry to bother you again and I promise
to buy a book after this problem is solved and
stop asking these "beginners'" questions.
But the last example-Query you sent me does not
work, it produces:

ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "("

and I am sure, I entered it correctly.
(I also tried on PostgreSQL Versions 7.0.3 and
7.1.3)

Thank you very much,
Frederick

--- Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> wrote:
> Frederick,
>
> > "Mary Stuart" correctly. But such a query also
> > seems to get results that contain only one
> > of the search_attributes.
> > e.g. a 32 "Peter Smith" who e.g. just has an entry
> > 24 32 "hair" "brown" (and no mice hobby) is also
> > found.
> > I need to get only results that match the search
> > completely.
> > I would be happy if you could help me again.
> > Thanks, Frederick
>
> Oops. You are quite correct. Unfortunately, the
> query that you need is
> somewhat more complicated:
> SELECT people.people_id, people.name,
> people.address,
> people_attributes.attribute_name,
> people_attributes.attribute_value
> FROM people, people_attributes,
> ( SELECT people_id, count(*) as match_count
> FROM people_attributes, search_attributes
> WHERE search_id = 31
> AND people_attributes.attribute_name =
> search_attributes.attribute_name
> AND people_attributes.attribute_value ~*
> search_attributes.attribute_value )
> matches,
> ( SELECT count(*) as attribute_count
> FROM search_attributes
> WHERE search_id = 31 ) searched
> WHERE people.people_id = people_attributes.people_id
> AND people.people_id = matches.people_id
> AND matches.match_count =
> searched.attribute_count;
>
> This structure will also allow you to search for,
> say, 4 out of 5 items
> by changing the last line to:
> AND matches.match_count >=
> (searched.attribute_count - 1);
>
> Also, if you re-arrange the query slightly, you can
> turn it into a view.
> The trick is to have the search_id as an output
> column rather than a
> WHERE clause item in the sub-selects.
>
> Have fun!
>
> -Josh
>
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