Re:

Right, I am probably wrong. Some other opinion?

d

Le 15/11/11 19:48, jmscott(at)setspace(dot)com a écrit :
> here is a trivial example in 9.1
>
> jmscott=> select (1, 2) in (select 1, 2);
> ?column?
> ----------
> t
> (1 row)
>
> where the right hand side returns 2 columns, not exactly one column,
> contradicting what the docs say:
>
>>> The right-hand side is a parenthesized subquery, which must return
>>> exactly one column.
> seems like a documentation error. what am i missing?
>
> -j
>
>> well, it seems to me that section 9.20.2 makes sense.
>> http://www.w3schools.com/sql/sql_in.asp
>> I am not sure that you can compare multiple columns such as in:
>>
>> SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE LastName, FirstName IN (SELECT LastName,
>> FirstName FROM OtherPersons);
>>
>> if this is what you mean, at least not using this method, which returns
>> an error.
>>
>> d
>>
>> Le 15/11/11 18:29, jmscott(at)setspace(dot)com a écrit :
>>> I would like clarification on the first paragraph of section 9.20.2 on
>>> the page at
>>>
>>> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.1/static/functions-subquery.html
>>>
>>> regarding the syntax of the 'expression in (subquery)' clause.
>>>
>>> What is meant by
>>>
>>> The right-hand side is a parenthesized subquery, which must return
>>> exactly one column.
>>>
>>> ? Appears to me that the subquery must only contain the same number of
>>> columns as the left hand side, not just 1 column.
>>>
>>> thanks-j
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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