sql - Select multiple values from same column based on 2 columns -
best explained using example. trials , results bellow example.
there 2 tables (in reality have multiple tables)
table: products
id name ----------- 1 apple 2 orange 3 pear
table: attributes
id prod_id attr_id value ---------------------------- 1 1 101 20 2 1 102 red 3 1 103 sweet 4 2 101 30 5 2 102 orange 6 2 103 sour 6 3 101 40 7 3 102 green 8 3 103 sweet
desired output
name attr_id 101 'price' attr_id 102 'taste' ------------------------------------------------------ apple 20 sweet orange 30 sour pear 40 sweet
i have managed sql till have had call 3 tables , combine column values shown above. can't head wrapped around this. appreciated.
you have query each column separately...
select p.name, (select value attributes attr_id=101 , a.prod_id=p.id) price, (select value attributes attr_id=102 , a.prod_id=p.id) taste products p
... or ... if using mssql 2008 r2 can use pivot: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177410(v=sql.105).aspx