Good Evening, Good Morning Wherever you are whenever you may be reading this.
I am new to this email group and have some good experience with SQL and PostgreSQL database.
I am currently working on a PHP / PostgreSQL project and I came upon something I could not figure out in SQL. I was wondering if anyone here could take a look and perhaps offer some guidance or assistance in helping me write this SQL query.
Please Consider the following information:
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I have a postgresql table called 'inventory' that includes two fields: 'model' which is a character varying field and 'modified' which is a timestamp field.
So the table inventory looks something like this:
model modified
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I778288176 2010-02-01 08:27:00
I778288176 2010-01-31 11:23:00
I778288176 2010-01-29 10:46:00
JKLM112345 2010-02-01 08:25:00
JKLM112345 2010-01-31
09:52:00
JKLM112345 2010-01-28 09:44:00
X22TUNM765 2010-01-17 10:13:00
V8893456T6 2010-01-01 09:17:00
Now with the table, fields and data in mind look at the following three queries:
SELECT COUNT(distinct model) FROM inventory WHERE modified >= '2010-02-01';
SELECT COUNT(distinct model) FROM inventory WHERE modified >= '2010-01-20';
SELECT COUNT(distinct model) FROM inventory WHERE modified >= '2010-01-01';
All three of the above queries work and provide results. However, I want to combine the three into one SQL Statement that hits the database one time. How can I do this in one SQL Statement? Is it possible with sub select?
Here is what result I am looking for from one SELECT statement using the data example from above:
count1 | count2 | count3
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2 2 4
Can this be done with ONE SQL STATEMENT? touching the database only ONE time?
Please let me know.
Thanx> :)
NEiL
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