More Efficient Than LEFT JOIN
Feb 15, 2006
I have a table with data that is refreshed regularly but I still need to
store the old data. I have created a seperate table with a foreign key
to the table and the date on which it was replaced. I'm looking for an
efficient way to select only the active data.
Currently I use:
SELECT ...
FROM DataTable AS D
LEFT OUTER JOIN InactiveTable AS I ON I.Key = D.Key
WHERE D.Key IS NULL
However I am not convinced that this is the most efficient, or the most
intuitive method of acheiving this.
Can anyone suggest a more efficient way of getting this information
please.
Many thanks.
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Apr 16, 2008
Anyone know why using
SELECT *
FROM a LEFT OUTER JOIN b
ON a.id = b.id
instead of
SELECT *
FROM a LEFT JOIN b
ON a.id = b.id
generates a different execution plan?
My query is more complex, but when I change "LEFT OUTER JOIN" to "LEFT JOIN" I get a different execution plan, which is absolutely baffling me! Especially considering everything I know and was able to research essentially said the "OUTER" is implied in "LEFT JOIN".
Any enlightenment is very appreciated.
Thanks
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Apr 7, 2008
Is there any difference between left join and left outer join in sql server 2000?please reply with example if any?
Thanks in advance
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May 14, 2008
Hi,
Whats the diference between a left join and a left outer Join
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Mar 15, 2006
Please help me with the efficient JOIN query to bring the below result :
create table pk1(col1 int)
create table pk2(col1 int)
create table pk3(col1 int)
create table fk(col1 int, col2 int NOT NULL, col3 int, col4 int)
insert into pk1 values(1)
insert into pk1 values(2)
insert into pk1 values(3)
insert into pk2 values(1)
insert into pk2 values(2)
insert into pk2 values(3)
insert into pk3 values(1)
insert into pk3 values(2)
insert into pk3 values(3)
insert into fk values(1, 1, null, 10)
insert into fk values(null, 1, 1, 20)
insert into fk values(1, 1,null, 30)
insert into fk values(1, 1, null, 40)
insert into fk values(1, 1, 1, 70)
insert into fk values(2, 3, 1, 60)
insert into fk values(1, 1, 1, 100)
insert into fk values(2, 2, 3, 80)
insert into fk values(null, 1, 2, 50)
insert into fk values(null, 1, 4, 150)
insert into fk values(5, 1, 2, 250)
insert into fk values(6, 7, 8, 350)
insert into fk values(10, 1, null, 450)
Below query will give the result :
select fk.* from fk inner join pk1 on pk1.col1 = fk.col1 inner join pk2 on pk2.col1 = fk.col2 inner join pk3 on pk3.col1 = fk.col3
Result :
+------+------+------+------+
| col1 | col2 | col3 | col4 |
+------+------+------+------+
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 60 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 80 |
+------+------+------+------+
But I require also the NULL values in col1 and col3
Hence doing the below :
select distinct fk.* from fk inner join pk1 on pk1.col1 = fk.col1 or fk.col1 is null inner join pk2 on pk2.col1 = fk.col2 inner join pk3 on pk3.col1 = fk.col3 or fk.col3 is null
+------+------+------+------+
| col1 | col2 | col3 | col4 |
+------+------+------+------+
| null | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| null | 1 | 2 | 50 |
| 1 | 1 | null | 10 |
| 1 | 1 | null | 30 |
| 1 | 1 | null | 40 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 70 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 80 |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 60 |
+------+------+------+------+
The above is the reqd output, but the query will be very slow if there are more NULL valued rows in col1 and col3, since I need to also use distinct if I use 'IS NULL' check in JOIN.
Please let me know if there is an aliternative to this query which can return the same result set in an efficient manner.
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Jul 20, 2005
Hi allI have a bit of a dilema that I am hoping some of you smart dudesmight be able to help me with.1. I have a table with about 50 million records in it and quite a fewcolumns. [Table A]2. I have another table with just over 300 records in it and a singlecolumn (besides the id). [Table B]3. I want to:Select all of those records from Table A where [table A].descriptiondoes NOT contain any of (select color from [table B])4. An exampleTable Aid ... [other columns] ... description1the green hornet2a red ball3a green dog4the yellow submarine5the pink pantherTable Bidcolor55blue56gold57green58purple59pink60whiteSo I want to select all those rows in Table A where none of the wordsfrom Table B.color appear in the description field in Table A.I.E: The query would return the following from Table A:2a red ball4the yellow submarineThe real life problem has more variables and is a little morecomplicated than this but this should suffice to give me the rightidea.Due to the number of rows involved I need this to be relevantlyefficient. Can someone suggest the most efficient way to proceed.PS. Please excuse my ignorance.CheersSean
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May 22, 2015
I have two xml source and i need only left restricted data.
how can i perform left restricted join?
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Oct 8, 2015
I was writing a query using both left outer join and inner join. And the query was ....
SELECT
S.companyname AS supplier, S.country,P.productid, P.productname, P.unitprice,C.categoryname
FROM
Production.Suppliers AS S LEFT OUTER JOIN
(Production.Products AS P
INNER JOIN Production.Categories AS C
[code]....
However ,the result that i got was correct.But when i did the same query using the left outer join in both the cases
i.e..
SELECT
S.companyname AS supplier, S.country,P.productid, P.productname, P.unitprice,C.categoryname
FROM
Production.Suppliers AS S LEFT OUTER JOIN
(Production.Products AS P
LEFT OUTER JOIN Production.Categories AS C
ON C.categoryid = P.categoryid)
ON
S.supplierid = P.supplierid
WHERE
S.country = N'Japan';
The result i got was same,i.e
supplier country productid productname unitprice categorynameSupplier QOVFD Japan 9 Product AOZBW 97.00 Meat/PoultrySupplier QOVFD Japan 10 Product YHXGE 31.00 SeafoodSupplier QOVFD Japan 74 Product BKAZJ 10.00 ProduceSupplier QWUSF Japan 13 Product POXFU 6.00 SeafoodSupplier QWUSF Japan 14 Product PWCJB 23.25 ProduceSupplier QWUSF Japan 15 Product KSZOI 15.50 CondimentsSupplier XYZ Japan NULL NULL NULL NULLSupplier XYZ Japan NULL NULL NULL NULL
and this time also i got the same result.My question is that is there any specific reason to use inner join when join the third table and not the left outer join.
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Jul 23, 2005
Which way of retrieving a record is more effecient?:Select tbl1.field1, tbl2.field1from table1 tbl1 inner join table2 tbl2on tbl1.id = tbl2.idwhere someid = somevalueand someid = somevalueorSelectfield1 = (Select field1 from tabl1 where someid = somevalue),field2 = (Select field2 from table2 where someid = somevalue)
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Aug 10, 2007
Scenario:
OLEDB source 1
SELECT ...
,[MANUAL DCD ID] <-- this column set to sort order = 1
...
FROM [dbo].[XLSDCI] ORDER BY [MANUAL DCD ID] ASC
OLEDB source 2
SELECT ...
,[Bo Tkt Num] <-- this column set to sort order = 1
...
FROM ....[dbo].[FFFenics] ORDER BY [Bo Tkt Num] ASC
These two tasks are followed immediately by a MERGE JOIN
All columns in source1 are ticked, all column in source2 are ticked, join key is shown above.
join type is left outer join (source 1 -> source 2)
result of source1 (..dcd column)
...
4-400-8000119
4-400-8000120
4-400-8000121
4-400-8000122 <--row not joining
4-400-8000123
4-400-8000124
...
result of source2 (..tkt num column)
...
4-400-1000118
4-400-1000119
4-400-1000120
4-400-1000121
4-400-1000122 <--row not joining
4-400-1000123
4-400-1000124
4-400-1000125
...
All other rows are joining as expected.
Why is it failing for this one row?
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Aug 9, 2013
Why would I use a left join instead of a inner join when the columns entered within the SELECT command determine what is displayed from the query results?
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Feb 5, 2015
Why does this right join return the same results as using a left (or even a full join)?There are 470 records in Account, and there are 1611 records in Contact. But any join returns 793 records.
select Contact.firstname, Contact.lastname, Account.[Account Name]
from Contact
right join Account
on Contact.[Account Name] = Account.[Account Name]
where Contact.[Account Name] = Account.[Account Name]
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Aug 17, 2007
Hi guys,
I'll appreciate any help with the following problem:
I need to retrieve data from 3 tables. 2 master tables and 1 transaction table.
1. Master table TBLOC contain 2 records :
rcd 1. S01
rcd 2. S02
2. Master table TBCODE contain 5 records:
rcd 1. C1
rcd 2. C2
rcd 3. C3
rcd 4. C4
rcd 5. C5
3. Transaction table TBITEM contain 4 records which link to 2 master table:
rcd 1. S01, C1, CAR
rcd 2. S01, C4, TOY
rcd 3. S01, C5, KEY
rcd 4. S02, C2, CAR
I use Left Join & Right Join to retrieve result below (using non-ASNI method) but it doesn't work.
Right Join method:
SELECT C.LOC, B.CODE, A.ITEM FROM TBITEM A RIGHT JOIN TBCODE B ON A.CODE = B.CODE
RIGHT JOIN TBLOC C ON A.LOC = C.LOC
GROUP BY C.LOC, B.CODE, A.ITEM ORDER BY C.LOC, B.CODE
When I use Non-ASNI method it work:
SELECT C.LOC, B.CODE, A.ITEM FROM TBITEM A, TBCODE B, TBLOC C
WHERE A.CODE =* B.CODE AND A.LOC =* C.LOC
GROUP BY C.LOC, B.CODE, A.ITEM ORDER BY C.LOC, B.CODE
Result:
LOC CODE ITEM
-----------------------------
S01 C1 NULL
S01 C2 NULL
S01 C3 CAR
S01 C4 TOY
S01 C5 KEY
S02 C1 NULL
S02 C2 CAR
S02 C3 NULL
S02 C4 NULL
S02 C5 NULL
Please Help.
Thanks.
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Jan 25, 2015
-- Why is the left table in a LEFT JOIN limited by the where clause on the right table?eg
DECLARE @LeftTable TABLE (LeftID INT NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1), LeftValue INT NULL)
INSERT @LeftTable (LeftValue)
VALUES (111)
INSERT @LeftTable (LeftValue)
VALUES (222)
[code]....
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Jan 26, 2007
I'm trying to join 2 tables. I thought I was getting the correct results but it turns out I'm not.
My Query:
SELECT IVINVA, IVORDN, IVCSLN, IVRESR, IVCITM, CONVERT(varchar(12),CAST(IVIAMT as money),1) AS ExtPrice, CONVERT(varchar(12),CAST(IVPIVC as money),1) AS DistPrice, IVCSUM, IVQYCS, IVDESC, OIRESR, OIDPCT, CONVERT(varchar(12),CAST(IVPIVC - (OIDPCT / 100 * IVPIVC) as money),1) AS NetPrice FROM INVDET1_TBL LEFT JOIN ORDDIS_TBL ON ORDDIS_TBL.OIORDN = INVDET1_TBL.IVORDN AND ORDDIS_TBL.OIRESR = INVDET1_TBL.IVRESR WHERE IVORDN = '0859919' AND IVINVA = '00324024'
Basically, my problem lies in the seonc condition of the LEFT JOIN. I needed to set the two tables equal my item number, because in some situations I need that logic to get the correct result. It most other cases, that item column in the ORDDIS_TBL is NULL, thus giving me the wrong results. In that case, I would want the JOIN to only be ORDDIS_TBL.OIORDN = INVDET1_TBL.IVORDN, and not include the second part. Is there a way I can condition this with an If statement, If ORDDIS_TBL.OIRESR is Null then do this join, if not, then do this? I'm confused how to get the proper result here.
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Jul 7, 2005
I need to make a left join from the freezefile f, to sped s, instead of having f.studentid = s.id in the where clause. Any help??
select f.studentid, f.studentname, f.sex, fs.mealstatus, s.except, s.lre, r.description, g.testid, g.scale_la, g.scale_ma, t.test_name, t.year
from freezefile f, fsapps fs, sped s, regtb_exception r, gqe_scores g, test_info t
where
f.type = 'ADM'
and
s.except = r.code
and
t.test_name = 'ISTEP'
and
t.year = 2004
and
g.testid = t.testid
and
f.studentid = fs.id
and
f.studentid = s.id
and
f.studentid = g.studentid
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Aug 2, 2004
i'm shure it's some smal stiupid mistake bat I can't find it, PLZ help.
1)
select komorka from #plantemp
--result
komorka
09
10
I-P
II-P
III-P
SI/1
SI/2
SI/3
2)
select komorka,ustalenia from analiza_1 a where a.koniec between '20040701'and '20040731'
komorka ustalenia
SI/1788138.9300
SI/246638.4900
SI/216218.4000
08.0000
3)
select p.komorka,isnull(sum(ustalenia),0)
from #plantemp p left join analiza_1 a on p.komorka=a.komorka
where a.koniec between '20040701'and '20040731'
group by p.komorka
komorka ustalenia (sum)
08.0000
SI/1788138.9300
SI/262856.8900
I need all rows from table 1 bat right and left join gives me the same results, WHY
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Jan 9, 2007
There are two tables:
tblIndices:
IndexID, Name
1index1
2index2
3index3
.
.
.
tblBasketConstituents
ID, ParentIndexID, ChildIndexID, Weight
121 20
223 80
313 50
412 50
As you can see the ParentIndexID and ChildIndexID fields refer to tblIndices.IndexID
I would like a stored procedure as follows:
show all index names and show the wights for the indexID you passed.
This is what I have so far and it is not correct yet. Not sure what the syntax should be.
alter PROCEDURE [dbo].[uspBasketIndices_Get]
@IndexIDint
AS
select
i.IndexID,
i.[Name],
bc.Weight
from
tblIndices as i left join tblBasketConstituents as bc on i.IndexID = bc.ParentIndexID
and i.IndexID = @IndexID
order by
i.[Name]
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Feb 26, 2004
Any one know any facts and figures about maximum Left Joins allowed (or recommended) in one query?
I am running a MS SQL 2000 my database is full of relational data and most of my foreign keys (INT data type) are a Clustered Indexed, Usually I will only be pulling one record from collection of about a dozen tables, but the Database is expected to grow fast and become big.
Right now I have a Stored Proc that has eight(8) LEFT JOINs in it. My worry is that this query will kill me as the database approaches 50,000 records.
Lito
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Mar 6, 2007
Hi all. My query works fine, it generates reports but not my expected result.
select d.fullname, p.nickname, p.birthdate, p.birthplace,
p.gender, p.civilstatus, p.religion, p.nationality, p. weight, p.height,
p.haircolor, p.eyecolor, p.complexion, p.bodybuilt, p.picture, p.dialectspoken,
d.mobilephone, d.prprovince,[Age] = dbo.F_AGE_IN_YEARS( birthdate, getdate() ),
c.name, c.address, c.telno, c.email, c.occupation, ed.year1, ed.year2, ed.degree, sch.schname
from hremployees as e
inner join psdatacenter as d on e.empdcno = d.dcno
inner join pspersonaldata as p on e.empdcno = p.dcno
left join hrappempcharrefs as c on e.empdcno = c.empdcno
left join hrappempeducs as ed on e.empdcno = ed.empdcno
left join hrsetschools as sch on ed.schoolcode = sch.schcode
the above query gives a 77 records
if i ran "select * from hremployees" generates 60 records
i think the error is in the left joining.
hrappempcharrefs, hrappempeducs and hrsetschools must be left joined to hremployees.
thanks
-Ron-
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Dec 2, 2007
Hi Guys,
I started working with linq and vb9.0 but i have a small problem i could feagure how to solve in c# but not in vb
I wanted to make left join or right join on vb 9.0 and linq is it possible or this is only c# feature ?
Waiting to hear from u guys,
Thanks
Softy
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Jan 7, 2002
Hello!
I need to write a query using left outer join and I'm having trouble with it.
I have 2 tables:customer and cust_info.
I want to pull all records from customer table and cust_info table even if there is no related data in cust_info table.
But I need one condition in this query:only records from customer table where cus_type in ("A","B","C").
I don't need all other types ("D","E").
So my query looks like this:
select customer.cus_name,customer.cus_address,customer.cu s_type,cus_info.status
from customer
left outer join cus_info ON customer.sxdat_pk = cus_info.sxdat_pk
and cus_type in ("A","B","C")
AND cus_info.cus_table = 'CUSTOMER'
The result should be like this:
cus_name cus_address cus_type status
Amoco 457 bent A new
Bingo 47 lone oak C NULL
Sears 1020 Magic dr. B exist
But my query pulls records for customers with type "D" and "E" that I'm trying to exclude from result.
Please help.
Thanks,
lena
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Apr 18, 2008
Hello everybody!!!
I have to left join 2 tables. The first consists of columns:id, description, descr_num.
The second table: id, descr_num, value.
I need to extract description from table1 where descr_num is in the range , say, 1-10.
LEFT JOIN
extract value from table2 ,descr_num should be in the same range. in table2 some values from (1,10) and desc_num could be not present.
BUT i want this left join to be limited as i said.
Is there any solution to this prob. without creating temp tables. Or actually can i do such a join?
Thank you
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Jul 18, 2006
Now I have a table with the table design as following :
table cst_EmpProfile
intEmpId nvcEmpName nvcEmpAddress intEmployeeType bitActiv
1 Peter Null Null true
2 Juli 1, xxxx 2 true
3 Sam Null Null False
table cst_EmpType
intEmpType nvcEmployeeType
1 Free Enginner
2 Manager
3 Operator
To join the table but MUST follow the condition as bitActiv = TRUE:
select emp.nvcEmpName, emp.nvcEmpAddress, ety. nvcEmployeeType from cst_EmpProfile emp left join cst_EmpType on emp.intEmployeeTypee = ety.intEmpType and emp.bitActiv = 1.
But, the sql statement doesnt output the my expected result.
Because the data row return must be 1st and 2nd row as it bitActiv = true.
So, how's I going achieve what i want. tq.
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Jan 10, 2007
Hi, I'm getting the error Syntax error (missing operator) in query expression 'dbPWork.id = dbPWorkWord.work_id LEFT JOIN words ON dbPWorkWord.word_id = words.id'." on the query below. Everything looks in place to me. Do you see anything that shouldn't work?
Query:
Code:
Code:
SELECT DISTINCT dbPWork.id, description_e as description, w_id , dateStart, dateEnd FROM dbPWork
LEFT JOIN dbPWorkW ON dbWork.id = dbPWorkW.work_id
LEFT JOIN words ON dbPWorkW.word_id = words.id
Everything works fine until I add the second LEFT JOIN statement. Any ideas? I'm stumped.
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Sep 22, 2005
I have a left join that doesn't suit my request.
select * from A
left join B
on A.x=B.x
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thx
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Dec 6, 2005
Hi,
I have got a query for you guys. Can any one temme the difference between
"FROM Table_A LEFT JOIN Table_B" and "FROM Table_B RIGHT JOIN Table_A"
;)
Thanks,
Rahul Jha
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May 1, 2004
Hi,
Iwant to make a left join between two tables connected with a specific field
but I also want to have some criteria on the right table.
I want to display all the rows from the first(left) table and only the rows from the secod (right) table that match the join and the criteria.
However If I have criteria on the second table the join behaves like an inner join displaying only the rows that exist in both tables.
In MS Access instead of the right table I use a query in which I enter the criteria and then I connect it with a left join in a new query in order to get the right results. How can I do itin MSSQLServer without using Views?
Must I use a subquery with Exists and what is the right syntax in order to achieve this?
Best Regards,
manolis Perrakis
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Jun 17, 2008
Hi there,
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NameLast
JobOperator
JobOperatorID
JobID
OperatorID
a job can be done with 1 or more operators
I want to be able to show user both assigned and unassigned operator on the front end on a certain job so I haev only parm being passed in @jobID.
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Jan 27, 2014
select a.[Cuno], [doc_type], [Doc_name]
from [assembly] a
left join [assembly_Doc] doc
ON a.id = doc.assembly_id
left join [assembly_Recog] re
ON a.id = re.assembly_id
where [activate] =1
and doc.doc_type = 1
I only have two records for doc_type =1 in the [assembly_Doc] table. Without joining the third table [assembly_Recog], the results is corrected, 2 records returned. I need to join with [assembly_Recog] table, but when it joined, I got the duplicate records. It listed twice. pls see the results below:
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CUS-022 1B1489-01 Rev 1
CUS-022 1B1489-01 Rev 1
CUS-022 1B149-02 Rev 2
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hislib.fileb b
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a.file_modifieddate = b.file_modifieddate
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Good evening!
Well,in relational algebra we have left outer join.
In SQL is any command for that?
How can i use left outer join?
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