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CREATE TABLE partner (
partner_id serial PRIMARY KEY
, partner text
);
INSERT INTO partner (partner) VALUES
('partner1')
, ('partner2')
, ('partner3')
, ('partner4')
;
CREATE TABLE category (
category_id serial PRIMARY KEY
, category text
);
INSERT INTO category (category) VALUES
('categ1')
, ('categ2')
, ('business')
, ('retail')
;
CREATE TABLE partner_category (
partner_id int REFERENCES partner(partner_id)
, category_id int REFERENCES category(category_id)
, CONSTRAINT cat_pk PRIMARY KEY (partner_id, category_id)
);
INSERT INTO partner_category (partner_id, category_id) VALUES
(1,1), (1,2), (1,3)
, (2,4)
, (3,3), (3,4)
, (4,1), (4,2);
CREATE TABLE
INSERT 0 4
CREATE TABLE
INSERT 0 4
CREATE TABLE
INSERT 0 8
SELECT p.*
FROM partner p
WHERE EXISTS (SELECT FROM partner_category pc WHERE pc.partner_id = p.partner_id AND pc.category_id = 3)
OR EXISTS (SELECT FROM partner_category pc WHERE pc.partner_id = p.partner_id AND pc.category_id = 4)
ORDER BY p.partner_id;
| partner_id | partner |
|---|---|
| 1 | partner1 |
| 2 | partner2 |
| 3 | partner3 |
SELECT 3
SELECT p.*
FROM (SELECT partner_id FROM partner_category WHERE category_id = 3) pc1
FULL JOIN (SELECT partner_id FROM partner_category WHERE category_id = 4) pc2 USING (partner_id)
JOIN partner p USING (partner_id)
ORDER BY p.partner_id;
| partner_id | partner |
|---|---|
| 1 | partner1 |
| 2 | partner2 |
| 3 | partner3 |
SELECT 3