join results into new table? - mysql

I can successfully join two tables, but i'm trying to output the results of the join into a new table.
The following throws a syntax error, but works if the "into" line is omitted.
To be clear - not having problems w/ the join, but the "into" statement.
SELECT evictions.uniqueid_neighborhoods.id, evictions.uniqueid_neighborhoods.neighbor_1,
evictions.sanfrancisco_evictions_backup2.Breach,
evictions.sanfrancisco_evictions_backup2.NonPayment,
evictions.sanfrancisco_evictions_backup2.Nuisance,
evictions.sanfrancisco_evictions_backup2.IllegalUse
** This causes code to fail
into evictions_by_commArea
from evictions.uniqueid_neighborhoods
inner join evictions.sanfrancisco_evictions_backup2 on evictions.uniqueid_neighborhoods.id = evictions.sanfrancisco_evictions_backup2.id

MySQL uses CREATE TABLE AS:
CREATE TABLE evictions_by_commArea as
SELECT un.id, un.neighbor_1,
sfe.Breach,
sfe.NonPayment,
sfe.Nuisance,
sfe.IllegalUse
from evictions.uniqueid_neighborhoods un join
evictions.sanfrancisco_evictions_backup2 sfe
on un.id = sfe.id;
I also introduced able aliases so the query is easier to write and to read.

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Mysql - Add if condition in the Mysql Query or a where clause

I have written a join query in MySQL which works well and shows the result.
I am trying to write a MySQL query that shows 2 additional columns with some calculations
If isPercent=1 then
New Column1=price*currentPercent/100
New Column2=LineItemQuantity*price
I tried to write this query in PHP but since there are 100,000s records it is timing out.
Here is MySQL query and the results shown below
Select
wl.LineItems_LineItemID,
wl.LineItemQuantity,
pj.IsPercent,
pj.CurrentPercent,
pj.CurrentRate,
cb.Price
from
WorkOrderLineItems wl,
PayScaleLoaclJObCodes pj,
ClientBillingRates cb
where
wl.LineItems_LineItemID=pj.JobCodeID
AND wl.LineItems_LineItemID=cb.ClientBillingRates_ID
AND pj.PayScalesLocal_ID='33'
I would write the query this way:
SELECT
wl.LineItems_LineItemID,
wl.LineItemQuantity,
pj.IsPercent,
pj.CurrentPercent,
pj.CurrentRate,
cb.Price,
IF(pj.IsPercent=1, cb.Price*pj.CurrentPercent/100, NULL) AS `New Column 1`,
IF(pj.IsPercent=1, wl.LineItemQuantity*cb.Price, NULL) AS `New Column 2`
FROM
WorkOrderLineItems wl
JOIN PayScaleLoaclJObCodes pj ON wl.LineItems_LineItemID = pj.JobCodeID
JOIN ClientBillingRates cb ON wl.LineItems_LineItemID = cb.ClientBillingRates_ID
WHERE pj.PayScalesLocal_ID = '33'
As in the comments above, I encourage you to use JOIN syntax instead of relying on old-fashioned comma-style joins.
As for the query timing out, I would guess that you don't have the right indexes to support this query. If you want help with query optimization, you should run SHOW CREATE TABLE <tablename> for each table in your query, and post the output in your question.

SQL with 3 criteria using Access

Morning All
I am using Access 2010 and currently have the below SQL which works fine:
Code:
DELETE DISTINCTROW tbl_added.*
FROM tbl_added INNER JOIN tbl_removed ON (tbl_added.SPECIAL_NEED_TYPE = tbl_removed.SPECIAL_NEED_TYPE) AND (tbl_added.NUM_CUST = tbl_removed.NUM_CUST);
I am trying to add another criteria but getting an error:
Code:
DELETE DISTINCTROW tbl_added.*
FROM tbl_added INNER JOIN tbl_removed ON (tbl_added.SPECIAL_NEED_TYPE = tbl_removed.SPECIAL_NEED_TYPE) AND (tbl_added.NUM_CUST = tbl_removed.NUM_CUST) AND (tbl_added.ADDED_REMOVAL_DT < tbl_removed.ADDED_REMOVAL_DT) ;
Error Received:
Could not delete from specified tables
The last criteria I have added is a date
When joining on any operator that is not =, your recordset becomes non-updateable. That means that you can't edit or delete.
You could move all comparisons to the WHERE clause, and use a CROSS JOIN instead, like this:
DELETE DISTINCTROW tbl_added.*
FROM tbl_added, tbl_removed
WHERE (tbl_added.SPECIAL_NEED_TYPE = tbl_removed.SPECIAL_NEED_TYPE) AND (tbl_added.NUM_CUST = tbl_removed.NUM_CUST) AND (tbl_added.ADDED_REMOVAL_DT < tbl_removed.ADDED_REMOVAL_DT) ;
However, that's still not updateable, since a CROSS JOIN is not updateable.
The solution is to keep all = comparisons in the INNER JOIN, and move all other comparisons to the WHERE clause:
DELETE DISTINCTROW tbl_added.*
FROM tbl_added INNER JOIN tbl_removed ON (tbl_added.SPECIAL_NEED_TYPE = tbl_removed.SPECIAL_NEED_TYPE) AND (tbl_added.NUM_CUST = tbl_removed.NUM_CUST)
WHERE (tbl_added.ADDED_REMOVAL_DT < tbl_removed.ADDED_REMOVAL_DT) ;
This keeps the recordset updateable, and still allows you to use a < operator.
In Access SQL you can't join on "<".
You'll have to use a subquery of some kind or create a temp table with those IDs to delete, then join to this.
Edit:
Well, you "can" but not in the GUI designer (see comment from Erik).
So, add the join in the GUI designer the usual way. That will create a join using "=". Then switch to SQL view and change "=" to "<".
It should now run without an error, but you will not be able to switch back to the GUI designer.

MySQL can only use 61 tables in a join; How can I bypass this error for the following query?

I get a MySQL Error saying, I cannot use more than 61 tables in a join. I need to avoid this error. How do I do it? Please Help.
select
view_pdg_institutes.user_id as User_ID,
view_pdg_institutes.institute_id as Teacher_ID,
view_pdg_institutes.institute_name as Institute_Name,
view_pdg_institutes.user_email as Email,
view_pdg_institutes.contact_person_name as Contact_Person,
view_pdg_institutes.alternative_contact_no as Alternative_Mobile_No,
view_pdg_institutes.primary_contact_no as Mobile_No,
view_pdg_institutes.correspondance_address as Address,
view_pdg_institutes.other_communication_mode as Preferred_Contact_Mode,
view_pdg_institutes.size_of_faculty as Size_of_Faculty,
view_pdg_institutes.operation_hours_from as Operation_Hours_From,
view_pdg_institutes.operation_hours_to as Operation_Hours_To,
view_pdg_institutes.teaching_xp as Teaching_Experience,
view_pdg_institutes.installment_allowed as Installment_Allowed,
view_pdg_institutes.about_fees_structure as About_Fees_Structure,
view_pdg_institutes.no_of_demo_class as No_of_Demo_Classes,
view_pdg_institutes.demo_allowed as Demo_Allowed,
view_pdg_institutes.price_per_demo_class as Price_Per_Demo_Class,
view_pdg_tuition_batch.tuition_batch_id as Batch_ID,
view_pdg_batch_subject.subject_name as Subject_Name,
view_pdg_batch_subject.subject_type as Subject_Type,
view_pdg_batch_subject.academic_board as Academic_Board,
view_pdg_batch_fees.fees_type as Fees_Type,
view_pdg_batch_fees.fees_amount as Fees_Amount,
view_pdg_tuition_batch.course_days as Course_Days,
view_pdg_tuition_batch.days_per_week as Days_Per_Week,
view_pdg_tuition_batch.class_duration as Class_Duration,
view_pdg_tuition_batch.class_type as Class_Type,
view_pdg_tuition_batch.course_length as Course_Length,
view_pdg_tuition_batch.course_length_type as Course_Length_Type,
view_pdg_tuition_batch.no_of_locations as No_of_Locations,
view_pdg_tuition_batch.class_capacity_id as Class_Capacity_ID,
view_pdg_tutor_location.locality as Locality,
view_pdg_tutor_location.address as Address,
view_pdg_batch_class_timing.class_timing as Class_Timing
from view_pdg_tuition_batch
left join view_pdg_institutes on (view_pdg_tuition_batch.tutor_institute_user_id = view_pdg_institutes.user_id)
left join view_pdg_batch_subject on (view_pdg_batch_subject.tuition_batch_id = view_pdg_tuition_batch.tuition_batch_id)
left join view_pdg_batch_fees on (view_pdg_batch_fees.tuition_batch_id = view_pdg_tuition_batch.tuition_batch_id)
left join view_pdg_batch_class_timing on (view_pdg_batch_class_timing.tuition_batch_id = view_pdg_tuition_batch.tuition_batch_id)
left join view_pdg_tutor_location on (view_pdg_tutor_location.tuition_batch_id = view_pdg_tuition_batch.tuition_batch_id)
group by view_pdg_tuition_batch.tuition_batch_id;
I need a solution that would not require changing the current approach of writing the query.
I don't think it's possible to do what you're asking without some elaborate changes in the way you store and query data. You can
denormalize your DB to store JSON data;
create materialized views, emulating them via triggers, because they're absent in MySQL;
use temporary tables;
join partial selects by hand at the call site;
compile MySQL with another join limit;
use proper SQL engine like Postgres, that doesn't suffer from such stupid things.
Insert the contents of each view into its own temporary table. Then do the same query with the temporary table names substituted for the original view names.

Multiple joins involving same table produces "column doesn't exist" error - MySQL

I'm new to joins and I'm sure this is ridiculously simple. If I remove one join in the query the remainder of the query works regardless of which join I remove. But as shown it gives the error saying the column doesn't exist. Any pointers?
select
loc_carr.address1 as carr_addr1,
loc_cust.address1 as cust_addr1
from db_name.carrier, db_name.customer
join db_name.location as loc_carr on vats.carrier.location_id=loc_carr.location_id
join db_name.location as loc_cust on vats.customer.location_id=loc_cust.location_id
thanks
I'll take a guess that there is a column named something like carrier_id that can be used to join the carrier and customer tables. Given that assumption, try this:
select
loc_carr.address1 as carr_addr1
, loc_cust.address1 as cust_addr1
from vats.carrier as a
join vats.customer as b
on b.carrier_id=a.carrier_id
join vats.location as loc_carr
on loc_carr.location_id=a.location_id
join vats.location as loc_cust
on loc_cust.location_id=b.location_id
Notice the use of aliases for the table references to make things easier to read. Also note how I'm using explicit SQL join syntax (instead of listing tables separated by commas).
#Bob Duell has the solution for your problem. To understand better why this error is produced, notice that in the FROM clause, you "join" tables using both explicit JOIN syntax and the implicit joins with comma: , which is (almost) equivalent to a CROSS JOIN. The precedence however of JOIN is stronger than the comma , operator. So, that part is parsed like this:
FROM
( db_name.carrier )
,
( ( db_name.customer
JOIN db_name.location AS loc_carr
ON carrier.location_id = loc_carr.location_id -- this line
) -- gives the error
JOIN join db_name.location AS loc_cust
ON customer.location_id = loc_cust.location_id
)
In the mentioned line above, the vats.carrier.location_id throws the error, as there is no carrier table in that scope (inside that parenthesis).

MYSQL get other table data in a join

I am currently running this SQL
SELECT jm_recipe.name, jm_recipe.slug
FROM jm_recipe
LEFT JOIN jm_category_recipe ON jm_category_recipe.recipe_id = jm_recipe.id
WHERE jm_category_recipe.category_id = $cat"
This returns the desired results except that I also need to return the name of the category that the recipe I am looking for is in, to do this I tried to add the field in to my SELECT statement and also add the table into the FROM clause,
SELECT jm_recipe.name, jm_recipe.slug, jm_category_name
FROM jm_recipe, jm_category
LEFT JOIN jm_category_recipe ON jm_category_recipe.recipe_id = jm_recipe.id
WHERE jm_category_recipe.category_id = $cat"
However this just returns no results, what am i doing wrong?
You need to join both tables:
SELECT jm_recipe.name, jm_recipe.slug, jm.category_name
FROM jm_recipe
INNER JOIN jm_category_recipe ON jm_category_recipe.recipe_id = jm_recipe.id
INNER JOIN jm_category ON jm_recipe.recipe_id = jm_category.recipe_id
WHERE jm_category_recipe.category_id = $cat
I've changed the joins to inner joins as well. You might want to make them both LEFT joins if you have NULLs and want them in the result.
Also, you're vulnerable to SQL Injection by simply copying over $cat.
Here's some PHP specific info for you (I'm assuming you're using PHP.)