外部結合と内部結合を組み合わせるときにテーブルの順序が重要なのはなぜですか? 以下はpostgresで失敗します:
SELECT grp.number AS number,
tags.value AS tag
FROM groups grp,
insrel archiverel
LEFT OUTER JOIN ownrel ownrel ON grp.number = ownrel.dnumber
LEFT OUTER JOIN tags tags ON tags.number = ownrel.snumber
WHERE archiverel.snumber = 11128188 AND
archiverel.dnumber = grp.number
結果:
ERROR: invalid reference to FROM-clause entry for table "grp" LINE 5: LEFT OUTER JOIN ownrel ownrel ON grp.number = ownrel.d...
^ HINT: There is an entry for table "grp", but it cannot be referenced from this part of the query.
FROM でグループを逆にすると、すべてが機能します。
SELECT grp.number AS number,
tags.value AS tag
FROM insrel archiverel,
groups grp
LEFT OUTER JOIN ownrel ownrel ON grp.number = ownrel.dnumber
LEFT OUTER JOIN tags tags ON tags.number = ownrel.snumber
WHERE archiverel.snumber = 11128188 AND
archiverel.dnumber = grp.number