MySQL SELECT row if next row is different value? - mysql

I've Googled a lot but I can't quite figure this out. I apologize if this is a trivial question.
I would like to SELECT a row if the 'batter' column equals a certain value AND the next row is not the same batter. I'm trying to get the row that represents the final pitch of the at bat. If it is the final pitch, then the next row would be a new batter. I'm using an auto-incremented id column if that helps.
EDIT:
Here's how the data is organized.
Right now if I want to know how many times batter "276055" struck out I would do:
SELECT * FROM `mlb2012` WHERE batter = "276055" AND atbat_event = "strikeout" AND atbat_pitch = "1"
But if I want to know how many times he struck out looking, I would need to know the pitch_des of the last pitch of the atbat.
ID | Batter | atbat_pitch | atbat_event | pitch_des |
----------------------------------------------------------
1 | 457477 | 1 | Double | Called Strike
2 | 457477 | 2 | Double | In play, no out
3 | 452121 | 1 | Strikeout | Foul
4 | 452121 | 2 | Strikeout | Foul
5 | 452121 | 3 | Strikeout | Called Strike
6 | 543569 | 1 | Walk | Ball

Pseduo code (90% likely to work):
set #last_batter_id = NULL;
select batter_id, #last_batter_id,
case when batter = "certain value" and batter_id != #last_batter_id then 'use me' else 'skip me' end as my_action,
#last_batter_id := batter_id
from my_table
If you want just the batters that you want to use, wrap the last query:
select *
from (
[ query from above ]
) foo
where foo.my_action = 'use me'

Intriguing question.
Looks like you want to join that table to itself based on the rowid on the current row joining the rowid on the previous and checking the 'batter' field is not equal. Use left outer join to handle the last row (ie will return if there is no subsequent row to be joined to). Dont' know mysql syntax but try something like:
SELECT fr.*
FROM mytable fr
LEFT OUTER JOIN mytable nr
ON fr.#rowid = nr.#rowid+1
WHERE fr.batter <> nr.batter
(you can replace the left outer join and on clauses with where conditions and += arguments - I assume you've got the basic MySQL syntax down).

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How to update a column with specific data for each row? [duplicate]

I'm trying to update one MySQL table based on information from another.
My original table looks like:
id | value
------------
1 | hello
2 | fortune
3 | my
4 | old
5 | friend
And the tobeupdated table looks like:
uniqueid | id | value
---------------------
1 | | something
2 | | anything
3 | | old
4 | | friend
5 | | fortune
I want to update id in tobeupdated with the id from original based on value (strings stored in VARCHAR(32) field).
The updated table will hopefully look like:
uniqueid | id | value
---------------------
1 | | something
2 | | anything
3 | 4 | old
4 | 5 | friend
5 | 2 | fortune
I have a query that works, but it's very slow:
UPDATE tobeupdated, original
SET tobeupdated.id = original.id
WHERE tobeupdated.value = original.value
This maxes out my CPU and eventually leads to a timeout with only a fraction of the updates performed (there are several thousand values to match). I know matching by value will be slow, but this is the only data I have to match them together.
Is there a better way to update values like this? I could create a third table for the merged results, if that would be faster?
I tried MySQL - How can I update a table with values from another table?, but it didn't really help. Any ideas?
UPDATE tobeupdated
INNER JOIN original ON (tobeupdated.value = original.value)
SET tobeupdated.id = original.id
That should do it, and really its doing exactly what yours is. However, I prefer 'JOIN' syntax for joins rather than multiple 'WHERE' conditions, I think its easier to read
As for running slow, how large are the tables? You should have indexes on tobeupdated.value and original.value
EDIT:
we can also simplify the query
UPDATE tobeupdated
INNER JOIN original USING (value)
SET tobeupdated.id = original.id
USING is shorthand when both tables of a join have an identical named key such as id. ie an equi-join - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Join_(SQL)#Equi-join
It depends what is a use of those tables, but you might consider putting trigger on original table on insert and update. When insert or update is done, update the second table based on only one item from the original table. It will be quicker.

NOT IN subquery gives 0 results

i'm not an mysqlologist but i have to deal with the following problem:
given a following table:
+-------+-----------+-------------+------+
| id | articleID | img | main |
+-------+-----------+-------------+------+
| 48350 | 4325 | scr426872xa | 1 |
| 48351 | 4325 | scr426872ih | 2 |
| 48352 | 4325 | scr426872jk | 2 |
| 48353 | 4326 | scr426882vs | 1 |
| 48354 | 4326 | scr426882ss | 2 |
| 48355 | 4326 | scr426882nf | 2 |
+-------+-----------+-------------+------+
each set of images of one distinct articleID should have one image set as main=1 and an unspecified number of images with main value of 2
Due to processing issues it can happen that there is no main=1 set for an image and i need to find the articleID where images with main=2 exist, but not with main=1.
By explaining it backwards it is easier to fomulate what my thinking process for the query is. My idea was to create a result set (subquery) by querying the table for articleID where main is "1". Then use that result to check which distinct articleID of a query where main=2 is not in the results of aforementioned (sub-)query. Basically "substracting" all matching articleID lines.
This should give basically the leftover of all main=2 lines which have no line with the same articleID where main=1
SELECT DISTINCT articleID
FROM img_table WHERE main = 2
AND articleID
NOT IN (SELECT articleID FROM img_table WHERE main = 1 );
I get no result when I know for a fact that there are some. There is surely something I'm doing wrong. I hope my problem is explained in a way that not only me know what I want :)
Given your problem description, it looks like you're actually looking for NOT EXISTS to check for rows that don't have a matching row in the subselect. Note that you do have to add the article id to the where clause in the subselect:
SELECT DISTINCT articleID
FROM img_table t1
WHERE main = 2
AND NOT EXISTS
(SELECT articleID
FROM img_table t2
WHERE main = 1
AND t2.articleID = t1.articleID);
I think your current solution should work too, but maybe you didn't show all the data. For the data you specified, the query would indeed return 0 rows, because all articleIDs have at least one main=1 and a main=2 image.
One important thing to remember: the subquery must not return any NULL value, otherwise NOT IN won't work properly. So if articleID is nullable, make sure your subselect looks like this:
(SELECT articleID FROM img_table WHERE main = 1 and articleID IS NOT NULL)
I didn't find any issue in your query, Please add some data where article id having only main 2. Your query checking both article ID contains main 1,2. ie why you not getting any result.

add two table per row based on its name

I have two tables and i want to add there row based on its name. I've search on net but I only found how to combine the total value or two tables and combine them. The result will be added on a table named Result
Table 1 Table 2 Result
Name | Value Name | Value Name | Value
Apple | 2 Apple | 4 Apple | 6
Orange | 3 Orange | 2 Orange| 5
Thank you in advance
First of all I would like to say you must try to get solution at your own.
For your case, answer is very simple. Try this query :
SELECT table1.`name`, (table2.value + table1.value) AS `value` FROM table1
LEFT JOIN table2 ON table1.`name` = table2.`name` WHERE table1.`name` = table2.`name`

Using GROUP_CONCAT in separate row records

I'm having trouble using GROUP_CONCAT. I'm pretty sure this is the only way to get what I want but it doesn't seem give me the results I need.
Here is my statement:
SELECT
b.*,
GROUP_CONCAT(c.finance_code) AS finance_codes
FROM
`oc_finance_breakpoints` b
LEFT JOIN
`oc_finance_breakpoints_codes` c ON c.breakpoint_id = b.breakpoint_id;
This will gather data in the finance_breakpoints table, structure below:
breakpoint_id
from_value
to_value
minimum_deposit
As well as multiple "finance codes" from my join table, finance_breakpoint_codes:
breakpoint_code_id
breakpoint_id
finance_code
There can be, are are likely to be, several finance codes to a breakpoint. When I run the sql when there is only one entry, I get the following:
1 | 280.00 | 750.00 | 10 | ONIF6,ONIF10,ONIF12
But if there are two entries in the breakpoints table, all that happens is it tacks the additional finance codes onto the end of the above, meaning I only ever get one row with the first set of data, and all the finance codes in one column.
Ideally I'd like it to return something such as this:
1 | 280.00 | 750.00 | 10 | ONIF6,ONIF10,ONIF12
2 | 750.00 | 1500.00 | 10 | ONIB12-9.9,ONIB24-9.9,ONIB36-9
Rather than:
1 | 280.00 | 750.00 | 10 | ONIF6,ONIF10,ONIF12,ONIB12-9.9,ONIB24-9.9,ONIB36-9
Is there any way of achieving what I want? Am I maybe using the wrong function?
The use of an aggregate function (such as GROUP_CONCAT) in your query ensures that it will return aggregated results, while the absence of an explicit grouping ensures that it will return a single, overall summary row.
You need to add a group by clause to the end of your query - like so:
SELECT
b.*,
GROUP_CONCAT(c.finance_code) AS finance_codes
FROM
`oc_finance_breakpoints` b
LEFT JOIN `oc_finance_breakpoints_codes` c
ON c.breakpoint_id = b.breakpoint_id
GROUP BY b.breakpoint_id

Fewest grouped by distinct - SQL

Ok, I think the answer of this is somewhere but I can't find it...
(and even my title is bad)
To be short, I want to get the fewest number of group I can make from a part of an association table
1st, Keep in mind this is already a result of a 5 table (+1k line) join with filter and grouping, that I'll have to run many time on a prod server as powerful as a banana...
2nd, This is a fake case that picture you my problem
After some Querying, I've got this data result :
+--------------------+
|id_course|id_teacher|
+--------------------+
| 6 | 1 |
| 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 |
| 33 | 1 |
| 33 | 4 |
| 34 | 1 |
| 34 | 4 |
| 34 | 10 |
+--------------------+
As you can see, I've got 3 courses, witch are teach by up to 3 teacher. I need to attend at one of every course, but I want as few different teacher as possible (I'm shy...).
My first query
Should answer : what is the smallest number of teacher I need to cover every unique course ?
With this data, it's a 1, cause Teacher 1 or Teacher 4 make courses for these 3 one.
Second query
Now that I've already get these courses, I want to go to two other courses, the 32 and the 50, with this schedule :
+--------------------+
|id_course|id_teacher|
+--------------------+
| 32 | 1 |
| 32 | 12 |
| 50 | 12 |
+--------------------+
My question is : For id_course N, will I have to get one more teacher ?
I want to check course by course, so "check for course 32", no need to check many at the same time
The best way I think is to count an inner join with a list of teacher of same fewest rank from the first query, so with our data we got only two : Teacher(1, 4).
For the Course 32, Teacher2 don't do this one, but as the Teacher1 do Courses(6, 33, 34, 32) I don't have to get another teacher.
For the Course 50, the only teacher to do it is the Teacher12, so I'll not find a match in my choice of teacher, and I'll have to get one more (so two in total with these data)
Here is a base [SQLFiddle
Best regards, Blag
You want to get a distinct count of ID_Teachers with the least count then... get a distinct count and limit the results to 1 record.
So perhaps something like...
SELECT count(Distinct ID_Teacher), Group_concat(ID_Teacher) as TeachersIDs
FROM Table
WHERE ID_Course in ('Your List')
ORDER BY count(Distinct ID_Teacher) ASC Limit 1
However this will randomly select if a tie exists... so do you want to provide the option to select which group of teachers and classes should ties exist? Meaning there are multiple paths to fulfill all classes involving the same number of teachers... For example teachers A, B and A, C fulfill all required classes.... should both records return in the result or is 1 sufficient?
So I've finally found a way to do what I want !
For the first query, as my underlying real need was "is there a single teacher to do everything", I've lower a bit my expectation and go for this one (58 lines on my true case u_u") :
SELECT
(
SELECT count(s.id_teacher) nb
FROM t AS m
INNER JOIN t AS s
ON m.id_teacher = s.id_teacher
GROUP BY m.id_course, m.id_teacher
ORDER BY nb DESC
LIMIT 1
) AS nbMaxBySingleTeacher,
(
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT id_course) nb
FROM t
) AS nbTotalCourseToDo
[SQLFiddle
And I get back two value that answer my question "is one teacher enough ?"
+--------------------------------------+
|nbMaxBySingleTeacher|nbTotalCourseToDo|
+--------------------------------------+
| 4 | 5 |
+--------------------------------------+
The 2nd query use the schedule of new course, and take the id of one I want to check. It should tell me if I need to get one more teacher, or if it's ok with my actual(s) one.
SELECT COUNT(*) nb
FROM (
SELECT
z.id_teacher
FROM z
WHERE
z.id_course = 50
) t1
WHERE
FIND_IN_SET(t1.id_teacher, (
SELECT GROUP_CONCAT(t2.id_teacher) lst
FROM (
SELECT DISTINCT COUNT(s.id_teacher) nb, m.id_teacher
FROM t AS m
INNER JOIN t AS s
ON m.id_teacher = s.id_teacher
GROUP BY m.id_course, m.id_teacher
ORDER BY nb DESC
) t2
GROUP BY t2.nb
ORDER BY nb DESC
LIMIT 1
));
[SQLFiddle
This tell me the number of teacher that are able to teach the courses I already have AND the new one I want. So if it's over zero, then I don't need a new teacher :
+--+
|nb|
+--+
|1 |
+--+