sql query select on two criteria, same field?

select * from cam where cust='1' or  cust='2'

you never can 1 = 2

You can also use IN()

where cust in('1', '2')

Thanks. Both where cust in('1', '2')  and  select * from cam where cust='1' or  cust='2'  are producing the WRONG result.

I want the intersection of the sets of results produced by these two queries:

1. select * from cam where cust='1'

2. select * from cam where cust='2'

Hi pillmill,

The intersection will be a NULL set.  "cust" can be 1, or it can be 2, but it can't be both.


Kent

Thanks. Here are the records:

table cam:

cust     cama
1          a
1           b
2          a
2          c


I want the query to return the value "a" .  The value "a" is the one
which is the same between cust 1 and 2.

Hmm....  There are a lot of variables here.  Can 'a occur more than once per customer number?  Will it occur only twice?  Are more values than 1 and 2 possible for cust, etc.

Here's one solution:

SELECT cama, count() as c FROM mytable
GROUP BY cama
HAVING c > 1;


Kent

Try:

SELECT cama FROM cam WHERE cust = 1
INTERSECT
SELECT cama FROM cam WHERE cust = 2;
 
or
 
SELECT cama c1
FROM cam WHERE cust = 1
WHERE EXISTS ( SELECT NULL
               FROM cam c2
               WHERE c1.cama = c2.cama
                 AND c1.cust <> c2.cust )
  

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I suspect your problem may be little more complex than that indicated by your example. Are you trying to find values that exist for more than one customer, that exist for every customer, or do you want entire records (or perhaps more than one field) where those instances occur? Perhaps you could post some more relevant sample data and what your expected output should be.

SELECT cama c1
FROM cam WHERE cust = 1
WHERE EXISTS ( SELECT NULL
               FROM cam c2
               WHERE c1.cama = c2.cama
                 AND c1.cust <> c2.cust )

produces a MySQL error:

Error Code : 1064
You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'WHERE exists ( SELECT NULL

Record "a" is the common element.  

Change "where exists" to "and exists".

select * from cam where
cama in (select cama from cam where cust='1' )
and
cama in (select cama from cam where cust='2' )

Thanks!

Hi Pill,

For the record, there was a typo in my SQL, but it looks like you figured that out.   :)

Kent