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Subject:    Re: [SQL] Wrong output from union
From:       David Johnston <polobo () yahoo ! com>
Date:       2012-03-31 1:19:50
Message-ID: 2F810199-0078-400F-AF95-F04F6BFAB4B0 () yahoo ! com
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Documented behavior.  Please read the section on UNION for the why and the proper \
alternative syntax:

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/9.0/interactive/sql-select.html


On Mar 28, 2012, at 7:01, Gary Stainburn <gary.stainburn@ringways.co.uk> wrote:

> Hi folks.
> 
> I have two selects which in themselves report what they should. However, when 
> I run a union to combine their outputs (to then feed a select/count) lines 
> disappear.  Below are the two seperate selects, followed by the untion in 
> which duplicate rows are lost. I'm using Postgresql 8.3.3-2 RPMs on a Fedora 
> 9 system.
> 
> Can anyone tell me why it is happening and how to fix it.
> 
> Ta.
> 
> users=# select r_u_id || ':' ||r_deadline as key from requests where r_u_id is 
> not NULL and r_deadline>='2012-03-26' and r_deadline <= ('2012-03-26'::date 
> + '7 days'::interval);                                                              \
>  key
> ---------------
> 25:2012-03-28
> 25:2012-03-28
> 25:2012-03-28
> 25:2012-03-30
> 25:2012-03-29
> 25:2012-03-27
> (6 rows)
> 
> users=# select u_id || ':' || rm_timestamp::date as key from request_reminders 
> where u_id is not null and rm_timestamp>='2012-03-26' and rm_timestamp <= 
> ('2012-03-26'::date + '7 days'::interval);
> key
> -----
> (0 rows)
> 
> users=# select r_u_id || ':' ||r_deadline as key from requests where r_u_id is 
> not NULL and r_deadline>='2012-03-26' and r_deadline <= ('2012-03-26'::date 
> + '7 days'::interval)                                                               \
>  union                                                                              \
>  select u_id || ':' || rm_timestamp::date as key from request_reminders where 
> u_id is not null and rm_timestamp>='2012-03-26' and rm_timestamp <= 
> ('2012-03-26'::date + '7 days'::interval);
> key
> ---------------
> 25:2012-03-27
> 25:2012-03-28
> 25:2012-03-29
> 25:2012-03-30
> (4 rows)
> 
> users=#
> -- 
> Gary Stainburn
> Group I.T. Manager
> Ringways Garages
> http://www.ringways.co.uk 
> 
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