Need Help in Query

  • hello friends

    i am struck in one problem.

    in my problem , i need to display Mobility Indicator.

    If SchoolCode in year 2009 and 2010 remain same , then Mobility indicator is blank

    If SchoolCode in Year 2009 and 2010 different, then Mobility Indicator display 1 in year 2010.

    create table student (studentID varchar(12), Firstname varchar(12), LastName varchar(12))

    insert into student values ('003412581','steve','marnet')

    insert into student values ('004123698','Nice','castello')

    create table school (scode int, schoolname varchar(12))

    insert into school values (132,'Bankville')

    insert into school values (214,'Scottownship')

    insert into school values (289,'monroville')

    insert into school values (336,'PPS')

    create table studentSchoolHistory (studentID varchar(12),scode int, iSchoolYearcode int)

    insert into studentSchoolHistory values ('003412581',132, 2009)

    insert into studentSchoolHistory values ('003412581',289, 2010)

    insert into studentSchoolHistory values ('003412581',336, 2011)

    insert into studentSchoolHistory values ('004123698',336, 2011)

    insert into studentSchoolHistory values ('004123698',336, 2010)

    insert into studentSchoolHistory values ('004123698',132, 2009)

    --Desired Output should be look like

    studentIDscodeiSchoolYearcodeMobility Indicator

    0034125811322009

    00341258128920101

    00341258133620111

    0041236981322009

    00412369833620101

    0041236983362011

    so please help me for this

    Thanks

  • It appears that there is more than one person stumped on the same homework problem.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1316131-391-1.aspx


    My mantra: No loops! No CURSORs! No RBAR! Hoo-uh![/I]

    My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?

    My advice:
    INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
    The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.

    Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?[/url]
    Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some![/url]
    Learn to understand recursive CTEs by example.[/url]
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  • dwain.c (6/14/2012)


    It appears that there is more than one person stumped on the same homework problem.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1316131-391-1.aspx

    Thanks for reply. but please help me.

    i need help, thats why i post

  • INNER JOIN student with studentSchoolHistory tables to get the first 3 columns. Use a correlated subquery to get the fourth (Mobility Indicator) column.


    My mantra: No loops! No CURSORs! No RBAR! Hoo-uh![/I]

    My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?

    My advice:
    INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
    The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.

    Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?[/url]
    Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some![/url]
    Learn to understand recursive CTEs by example.[/url]
    [url url=http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/St

  • surma.sql (6/14/2012)


    dwain.c (6/14/2012)


    It appears that there is more than one person stumped on the same homework problem.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1316131-391-1.aspx

    Thanks for reply. but please help me.

    i need help, thats why i post

    I have the answer, but before I post it, you need to show us some work. It does you no good if we just give you the answer. In fact, if I were your instructor and found out that you got the answer off a forum, I'd fail you for the assignment and would consider reporting you for academic dishonesty.

    You see, I have an ethical reason not to post the answer.

    You have been given a suggestion, some guidance. Trying, and post back what you have. We are more than happy to help you if you are doing the work rather than relying on us to do it for you.

  • dwain.c (6/14/2012)


    INNER JOIN student with studentSchoolHistory tables to get the first 3 columns. Use a correlated subquery to get the fourth (Mobility Indicator) column.

    Oh, actually a left outer join and a case statement work quite nicely.

  • Lynn Pettis (6/15/2012)


    dwain.c (6/14/2012)


    INNER JOIN student with studentSchoolHistory tables to get the first 3 columns. Use a correlated subquery to get the fourth (Mobility Indicator) column.

    Oh, actually a left outer join and a case statement work quite nicely.

    There's always more than one way to skin a cat! 🙂


    My mantra: No loops! No CURSORs! No RBAR! Hoo-uh![/I]

    My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?

    My advice:
    INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
    The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.

    Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?[/url]
    Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some![/url]
    Learn to understand recursive CTEs by example.[/url]
    [url url=http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/St

  • surma.sql (6/14/2012)


    dwain.c (6/14/2012)


    It appears that there is more than one person stumped on the same homework problem.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1316131-391-1.aspx

    Thanks for reply. but please help me.

    i need help, thats why i post

    People here are ready to help but not to spoon feed because spoon feeding doesn't help you in the longer run

    Moreover, its strange how 2 different people are stuck with the same problem unless you are both of them

    If you are stuck in some home work problem, include some attempts you had made to solve the problem

    This will give us some idea about your willingness to learn instead of simply asking for ready made solutions

    If all you want is ready made solution, here it is( but i am not sure how much you will learn from it )

    ; WITH cte_studentHistory AS

    (

    SELECTROW_NUMBER() OVER ( PARTITION BY studentID ORDER BY iSchoolYearcode ) RN, *

    FROM studentSchoolHistory

    )

    SELECTH1.studentID, H1.scode, H1.iSchoolYearcode, CASE WHEN H2.RN IS NULL OR H1.scode = H2.scode THEN '' ELSE '1' END MobilityIndicator

    FROMcte_studentHistory H1

    LEFT JOINcte_studentHistory H2 ON H1.studentID = H2.studentID AND H1.RN = H2.RN + 1


    Kingston Dhasian

    How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help - Jeff Moden
    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/

  • Kingston Dhasian (6/15/2012)


    surma.sql (6/14/2012)


    dwain.c (6/14/2012)


    It appears that there is more than one person stumped on the same homework problem.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1316131-391-1.aspx

    Thanks for reply. but please help me.

    i need help, thats why i post

    People here are ready to help but not to spoon feed because spoon feeding doesn't help you in the longer run

    Moreover, its strange how 2 different people are stuck with the same problem unless you are both of them

    If you are stuck in some home work problem, include some attempts you had made to solve the problem

    This will give us some idea about your willingness to learn instead of simply asking for ready made solutions

    If all you want is ready made solution, here it is( but i am not sure how much you will learn from it )

    ; WITH cte_studentHistory AS

    (

    SELECTROW_NUMBER() OVER ( PARTITION BY studentID ORDER BY iSchoolYearcode ) RN, *

    FROM studentSchoolHistory

    )

    SELECTH1.studentID, H1.scode, H1.iSchoolYearcode, CASE WHEN H2.RN IS NULL OR H1.scode = H2.scode THEN '' ELSE '1' END MobilityIndicator

    FROMcte_studentHistory H1

    LEFT JOINcte_studentHistory H2 ON H1.studentID = H2.studentID AND H1.RN = H2.RN + 1

    Don't even need a CTE to do it. One table, a left outer join, and a case statement.

  • Lynn Pettis (6/15/2012)


    Kingston Dhasian (6/15/2012)


    surma.sql (6/14/2012)


    dwain.c (6/14/2012)


    It appears that there is more than one person stumped on the same homework problem.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1316131-391-1.aspx

    Thanks for reply. but please help me.

    i need help, thats why i post

    People here are ready to help but not to spoon feed because spoon feeding doesn't help you in the longer run

    Moreover, its strange how 2 different people are stuck with the same problem unless you are both of them

    If you are stuck in some home work problem, include some attempts you had made to solve the problem

    This will give us some idea about your willingness to learn instead of simply asking for ready made solutions

    If all you want is ready made solution, here it is( but i am not sure how much you will learn from it )

    ; WITH cte_studentHistory AS

    (

    SELECTROW_NUMBER() OVER ( PARTITION BY studentID ORDER BY iSchoolYearcode ) RN, *

    FROM studentSchoolHistory

    )

    SELECTH1.studentID, H1.scode, H1.iSchoolYearcode, CASE WHEN H2.RN IS NULL OR H1.scode = H2.scode THEN '' ELSE '1' END MobilityIndicator

    FROMcte_studentHistory H1

    LEFT JOINcte_studentHistory H2 ON H1.studentID = H2.studentID AND H1.RN = H2.RN + 1

    Don't even need a CTE to do it. One table, a left outer join, and a case statement.

    Yes. Even a simple LEFT JOIN with the same table would do it for the sample data given.

    I made the CTE so that even if there are gaps in the years, the solution would work

    Handling gaps in years will be just a bit tougher using a simple LEFT JOIN


    Kingston Dhasian

    How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help - Jeff Moden
    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/

  • Jeez Kingston, you've let the cat out of the bag!!

    Actually you don't need to do a JOIN of any sort.

    create table #studentSchoolHistory (studentID varchar(12),scode int, iSchoolYearcode int)

    insert into #studentSchoolHistory values ('003412581',132, 2009)

    insert into #studentSchoolHistory values ('003412581',289, 2010)

    insert into #studentSchoolHistory values ('003412581',336, 2011)

    insert into #studentSchoolHistory values ('004123698',336, 2011)

    insert into #studentSchoolHistory values ('004123698',336, 2010)

    insert into #studentSchoolHistory values ('004123698',132, 2009)

    SELECT studentID, scode, iSchoolYearcode

    ,[Mobility Indicator]=(

    SELECT 1

    FROM #studentSchoolHistory s2

    WHERE s1.studentID = s2.studentID AND s1.scode <> s2.scode AND

    s1.iSchoolYearcode - 1 = s2.iSchoolYearcode)

    FROM #studentSchoolHistory s1

    ORDER BY studentID, iSchoolYearcode, scode

    And I guess the student and school tables are just noise.

    And if you need to handle gaps in years, you can just use Kingston's CTE and replace #studentSchoolHistory in both places in the query above and it will also work.


    My mantra: No loops! No CURSORs! No RBAR! Hoo-uh![/I]

    My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?

    My advice:
    INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
    The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.

    Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?[/url]
    Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some![/url]
    Learn to understand recursive CTEs by example.[/url]
    [url url=http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/St

  • You can do it as Follows:

    --Creating Tables

    create table student (studentID varchar(12), Firstname varchar(12), LastName varchar(12))

    create table school (scode int, schoolname varchar(12))

    create table studentSchoolHistory (studentID varchar(12),scode int, iSchoolYearcode int)

    --Inserting Sample Data

    insert into student values ('003412581','steve','marnet')

    insert into student values ('004123698','Nice','castello')

    insert into school values (132,'Bankville')

    insert into school values (214,'Scottownship')

    insert into school values (289,'monroville')

    insert into school values (336,'PPS')

    insert into studentSchoolHistory values ('003412581',132, 2009)

    insert into studentSchoolHistory values ('003412581',289, 2010)

    insert into studentSchoolHistory values ('003412581',336, 2011)

    insert into studentSchoolHistory values ('004123698',336, 2011)

    insert into studentSchoolHistory values ('004123698',336, 2010)

    insert into studentSchoolHistory values ('004123698',132, 2009)

    --Query For You Requirement

    Select b.studentID, b.scode, b.iSchoolYearcode,

    (Case When b.scode <> a.scode Then 1 Else '' End) As Mobility_Indicator

    From

    (Select *, ROW_NUMBER() Over (Partition By StudentId Order By scode) As rn From studentSchoolHistory) AS a

    Right JOIN

    (Select *, ROW_NUMBER() Over (Partition By StudentId Order By scode) As rn From studentSchoolHistory) AS b

    ON a.studentID = b.studentID AND b.rn = (a.rn + 1)

    Vinu Vijayan

    For better and faster solutions please check..."How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help" - Jeff Moden[/url] 😉

  • Kingston Dhasian (6/15/2012)


    Lynn Pettis (6/15/2012)


    Kingston Dhasian (6/15/2012)


    surma.sql (6/14/2012)


    dwain.c (6/14/2012)


    It appears that there is more than one person stumped on the same homework problem.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1316131-391-1.aspx

    Thanks for reply. but please help me.

    i need help, thats why i post

    People here are ready to help but not to spoon feed because spoon feeding doesn't help you in the longer run

    Moreover, its strange how 2 different people are stuck with the same problem unless you are both of them

    If you are stuck in some home work problem, include some attempts you had made to solve the problem

    This will give us some idea about your willingness to learn instead of simply asking for ready made solutions

    If all you want is ready made solution, here it is( but i am not sure how much you will learn from it )

    ; WITH cte_studentHistory AS

    (

    SELECTROW_NUMBER() OVER ( PARTITION BY studentID ORDER BY iSchoolYearcode ) RN, *

    FROM studentSchoolHistory

    )

    SELECTH1.studentID, H1.scode, H1.iSchoolYearcode, CASE WHEN H2.RN IS NULL OR H1.scode = H2.scode THEN '' ELSE '1' END MobilityIndicator

    FROMcte_studentHistory H1

    LEFT JOINcte_studentHistory H2 ON H1.studentID = H2.studentID AND H1.RN = H2.RN + 1

    Don't even need a CTE to do it. One table, a left outer join, and a case statement.

    Yes. Even a simple LEFT JOIN with the same table would do it for the sample data given.

    I made the CTE so that even if there are gaps in the years, the solution would work

    Handling gaps in years will be just a bit tougher using a simple LEFT JOIN

    You are over thinking the homework assignment. Plus, having worked in a public school district, if there was a gap in years, I would assume that the mobility indicator would be blank for the year that a student came back to the district.

  • You are over thinking the homework assignment. Plus, having worked in a public school district, if there was a gap in years, I would assume that the mobility indicator would be blank for the year that a student came back to the district.

    Maybe, yes. In fact I was even thinking about the performance for some time 😀

    I saw your post on LEFT JOIN only after posting my solution, had I seen it earlier I probably wouldn't have posted a similar solution to yours.


    Kingston Dhasian

    How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help - Jeff Moden
    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537/

  • Kingston Dhasian (6/15/2012)


    You are over thinking the homework assignment. Plus, having worked in a public school district, if there was a gap in years, I would assume that the mobility indicator would be blank for the year that a student came back to the district.

    Maybe, yes. In fact I was even thinking about the performance for some time 😀

    I saw your post on LEFT JOIN only after posting my solution, had I seen it earlier I probably wouldn't have posted a similar solution to yours.

    Yes, something like that happened with me as well. I was doin this solution when some work came up and I had to pause it there and do the other work. The window was open all the time. I came back did the solution and that is when I see all your replies.

    Sorry bout that. 🙂

    Vinu Vijayan

    For better and faster solutions please check..."How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help" - Jeff Moden[/url] 😉

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