count question

From: novice <user(dot)postgresql(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: count question
Date: 2008-04-09 01:51:35
Message-ID: ddcb1c340804081851y245f4776g9de74b5715e3a3e@mail.gmail.com
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-sql

i have a table

CREATE TABLE meter
(
meter_id integer NOT NULL,
no_of_bays integer,
CONSTRAINT meter_pkey PRIMARY KEY (meter_id)
)

INSERT INTO meter(
meter_id, no_of_bays)
VALUES (5397, 2);

INSERT INTO meter(
meter_id, no_of_bays)
VALUES (5409, 3);

select meter_id, no_of_bays from meter;

meter_id | no_of_bays
----------+------------
5397 | 2
5409 | 3

Is it possible to write a query to produce:

meter_id | no_of_bays | bay_id
----------+------------+-----------
5397 | 2 | 5397-01
5397 | 2 | 5397-02
5409 | 3 | 5409-01
5409 | 3 | 5409-02
5409 | 3 | 5409-03

Responses

Browse pgsql-sql by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Craig Ringer 2008-04-09 02:11:39 Re: count question
Previous Message Tk421 2008-04-08 17:39:38 Re: Pattern Matchig