我们可以在一个 SQL 语句中放入另一个 SQL 语句。当我们在 WHERE 子句或WHERE 子 句或 HAVING子句中插入另一个 SQL 语句时,我们就有一个 subquery 的架构。 Subquery 的作用是什么呢?第一,它可以被用来连接表格。另外,有的时候 subquery 是唯一能够连接两个表格的方式。
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/* DBMS name: MySQL 5.0 */
/* Created on: 2012/8/19 8:45:30 */
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drop table if exists store_information;
drop table if exists geography;
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/* Table: store_information */
/*==============================================================*/
create table store_information
(
no int not null,
store_name varchar(20),
sales decimal(10,2),
date date,
primary key (no)
);
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/* Table: geography */
/*==============================================================*/
create table geography
(
no int not null,
region_name varchar(20),
store_name varchar(20),
primary key (no)
);
delete from store_information;
delete from geography;
insert store_information(no, store_name, sales, date) values(1, "Los Angeles", 150.2, '2008.12.01');
insert store_information(no, store_name, sales, date) values(2, "San Diego", 250.3, '2008.01.01');
insert store_information(no, store_name, sales, date) values(3, "Los Angeles", 20.2, '2008.02.01');
insert store_information(no, store_name, sales, date) values(4, "Boston", 700.2, '2008.06.11');
insert store_information(no, store_name, sales, date) values(5, "Guangzhou", 790.25, '2012.06.11');
insert geography(no, region_name, store_name) values(1, "East", "Boston");
insert geography(no, region_name, store_name) values(2, "East", "New York");
insert geography(no, region_name, store_name) values(3, "West", "Los Angeles");
insert geography(no, region_name, store_name) values(4, "West", "San Diego");
select * from store_information;
select * from geography;
mysql> select * from store_information;
+----+-------------+--------+------------+
| no | store_name | sales | date |
+----+-------------+--------+------------+
| 1 | Los Angeles | 150.20 | 2008-12-01 |
| 2 | San Diego | 250.30 | 2008-01-01 |
| 3 | Los Angeles | 20.20 | 2008-02-01 |
| 4 | Boston | 700.20 | 2008-06-11 |
| 5 | Guangzhou | 790.25 | 2012-06-11 |
+----+-------------+--------+------------+
5 rows in set (0.00 sec)
mysql> select * from geography;
+----+-------------+-------------+
| no | region_name | store_name |
+----+-------------+-------------+
| 1 | East | Boston |
| 2 | East | New York |
| 3 | West | Los Angeles |
| 4 | West | San Diego |
+----+-------------+-------------+
/* 所有在西部的店的营业额 */
select sum(sales) from store_information
where store_name in
(
select store_name
from geography
where region_name = 'west'
)
select a1.region_name region, sum(a2.sales) sales
from geography a1 inner join store_information a2
on a1.store_name = a2.store_name
where a1.region_name = "west"
group by a1.region_name;
+------------+
| sum(sales) |
+------------+
| 420.70 |
+------------+