SQL query question

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Maybe it's to late for me to think correctly (actually I'm sure of that). I'm
going to ask anyways.
I have a table like

id int4
user_id int4
photo varchar
image_type char(1)

where image_type is either G or X
What I want to do is have ONE query that gives me the count of images of each
type per user_id.
So if user 3 has 5 photos of type G and 3 photos of type X
I basically want to have a result 5,3
It got to be possible to get a query like that, but somehow it eludes me
tonight.

Any pointers are greatly appreciated.

UC

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Hi Uwe,

I did a solution for you using PLPgSQL,

create or replace function countem() returns varchar as $$
declare
gcount integer;
xcount integer;
result varchar;
begin
select count(*) into gcount
from pix where image_type = 'G';

select count(*) into xcount
from pix where image_type = 'X';

select gcount || ', ' || xcount
into result;

return result;

end;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;

hope this helps, it's simple and always, there's another (better)
solution
it's my first stab at plpgsql so please bear with me.

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On Feb 3, 2005, at 1:32 AM, Uwe C. Schroeder wrote:

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> Maybe it's to late for me to think correctly (actually I'm sure of
> that). I'm
> going to ask anyways.
> I have a table like
>
> id int4
> user_id int4
> photo varchar
> image_type char(1)
>
> where image_type is either G or X
> What I want to do is have ONE query that gives me the count of images
> of each
> type per user_id.
> So if user 3 has 5 photos of type G and 3 photos of type X
> I basically want to have a result 5,3
> It got to be possible to get a query like that, but somehow it eludes
> me
> tonight.
>
> Any pointers are greatly appreciated.
>
> UC
>
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> Phone: +1 650 872 2425 San Bruno, CA 94066
> Cell: +1 650 302 2405 United States
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you're right it's late, i better to get to bed myself, i forgot to
throw in the parameter for the user_id in there, i'm sure you can
figure that one out.

regards,

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On Feb 3, 2005, at 1:32 AM, Uwe C. Schroeder wrote:

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> Maybe it's to late for me to think correctly (actually I'm sure of
> that). I'm
> going to ask anyways.
> I have a table like
>
> id int4
> user_id int4
> photo varchar
> image_type char(1)
>
> where image_type is either G or X
> What I want to do is have ONE query that gives me the count of images
> of each
> type per user_id.
> So if user 3 has 5 photos of type G and 3 photos of type X
> I basically want to have a result 5,3
> It got to be possible to get a query like that, but somehow it eludes
> me
> tonight.
>
> Any pointers are greatly appreciated.
>
> UC
>
> - --
> Open Source Solutions 4U, LLC 2570 Fleetwood Drive
> Phone: +1 650 872 2425 San Bruno, CA 94066
> Cell: +1 650 302 2405 United States
> Fax: +1 650 872 2417
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Am Donnerstag, 3. Februar 2005 08:32 schrieb Uwe C. Schroeder:
> Maybe it's to late for me to think correctly (actually I'm sure of
> that). I'm going to ask anyways.
> I have a table like
>
> id int4
> user_id int4
> photo varchar
> image_type char(1)
>
> where image_type is either G or X
> What I want to do is have ONE query that gives me the count of images
> of each type per user_id.
> So if user 3 has 5 photos of type G and 3 photos of type X
> I basically want to have a result 5,3
> It got to be possible to get a query like that, but somehow it eludes
> me tonight.
>
> Any pointers are greatly appreciated.
>
> UC

select user_id,image_type, count(id)
from <table>
group by user_id,image_type

should do it.

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# uwe(at)oss4u(dot)com / 2005-02-02 23:32:28 -0800:
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> Maybe it's to late for me to think correctly (actually I'm sure of
> that). I'm going to ask anyways. I have a table like
>
> id int4
> user_id int4
> photo varchar
> image_type char(1)
>
> where image_type is either G or X
> What I want to do is have ONE query that gives me the count of images
> of each type per user_id.
> So if user 3 has 5 photos of type G and 3 photos of type X
> I basically want to have a result 5,3

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM t GROUP BY t.user_id, t.image_type

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