Reuse previously calculated column in sql query?

Hello,

Is it possible to reuse a previously calculated column in a following
column, like:

SELECT
foo.val1 AS col1,
long_calculation(foo.val1) AS col2,
COL2 * 0.75 AS col3
FROM foo;

instead of writing:

SELECT
foo.val1 AS col1,
long_calculation(foo.val1) AS col2,
long_calculation(foo.val1) * 0.75 AS col3
FROM foo;


Philippe

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Re: Reuse previously calculated column in sql query?

On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 08:50, Philippe Lang wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is it possible to reuse a previously calculated column in a following
> column, like:

SELECT col1
, col2
, col2 * 0.75 AS col3
FROM (SELECT foo.val1 AS col1
, long_calculation(foo.val1) AS col2
FROM foo) AS tab;



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Re: Reuse previously calculated column in sql query?

Using the the sub-select is one way, but there is another way.

If the function can be declared as strict or immutable the you can call it
as many times as you like in a single transaction and it will only be
evaluated once. As far as I know this does work as advertised.

Check the SQL commands reference section of the manual for CREATE FUNCTION

Regards
Iain
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Subject: Re: [SQL] Reuse previously calculated column in sql query?


> On Wed, 2004-10-20 at 08:50, Philippe Lang wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Is it possible to reuse a previously calculated column in a following
>> column, like:
>
> SELECT col1
> , col2
> , col2 * 0.75 AS col3
> FROM (SELECT foo.val1 AS col1
> , long_calculation(foo.val1) AS col2
> FROM foo) AS tab;
>
>
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Offtopic: psql

Hi

Postgres has a perfect tool - psql
what libraries did you (developers) use to develop psql console and=20
particulary command-line editor.

thnx


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Re: Offtopic: psql

O sad Ýãñáøå óôéò Oct 21, 2004 :

> Hi
>
> Postgres has a perfect tool - psql
> what libraries did you (developers) use to develop psql console and
> particulary command-line editor.

% ldd `which psql`
maybe?

>
> thnx
>
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