query question, possible subquery?

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query question, possible subquery?

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March 2, 2015 at 1:43 pm

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I have 2 tables that are laid out as:
JobCode JobDescription JobFamilyCode
1a developer 2m
3b accounting 2a
1b marketing 1m
and table 2 looks like
JobParent Description
1a_2m developer, builds and maintains, .......
3b_2a provide CFO all financial .........
1b_1M create company brand for online and.....
I'm able to combine JobCode and JobFamilyCode so it looks like [1a_2m], is there a way to get that result and then
do a select on table 2 within the same query. I'd like to keep the call if possible in one query.

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ScottPletcher SSC Guru Points: 100949 More actions · Answer 1

You really should leave the columns separate in the other table as well, but here's how to do the join with the combined column:

SELECT ...

FROM table1 t1

INNER JOIN table2 t2 ON

t2.JobParent = t1.JobCode + '_' + t1.JobFamilyCode

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SQL_NuB Hall of Fame Points: 3666 More actions · Answer 2

ScottPletcher (3/2/2015)
You really should leave the columns separate in the other table as well, but here's how to do the join with the combined column:
SELECT ...
FROM table1 t1
INNER JOIN table2 t2 ON
t2.JobParent = t1.JobCode + '_' + t1.JobFamilyCode

thanks, when I tried that I'm getting an error on the { incorrect syntax near '_' }.

Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183698 More actions · Answer 3

SQL_NuB (3/2/2015)
ScottPletcher (3/2/2015)
You really should leave the columns separate in the other table as well, but here's how to do the join with the combined column:
SELECT ...
FROM table1 t1
INNER JOIN table2 t2 ON
t2.JobParent = t1.JobCode + '_' + t1.JobFamilyCode
thanks, when I tried that I'm getting an error on the { incorrect syntax near '_' }.

What RDBMS are you using?

Luis C.
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Luis Cazares (3/2/2015)
SQL_NuB (3/2/2015)
ScottPletcher (3/2/2015)
You really should leave the columns separate in the other table as well, but here's how to do the join with the combined column:
SELECT ...
FROM table1 t1
INNER JOIN table2 t2 ON
t2.JobParent = t1.JobCode + '_' + t1.JobFamilyCode
thanks, when I tried that I'm getting an error on the { incorrect syntax near '_' }.
What RDBMS are you using?

SQL 08

ScottPletcher SSC Guru Points: 100949 More actions · Answer 5

I assume you replaced the '...' with your own columns :-).

What specific error are you getting?

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SQL_NuB Hall of Fame Points: 3666 More actions · Answer 6

I get:

Query:

SELECT Jobs.JobFamily, JobDescriptions.[description]

FROM Jobs t1

INNER JOIN JobDescriptions t2 ON

t2.ParentRole = t1.JobFamily + '_' + t1.[description]

Error

Msg 4104, Level 16, State 1, Line 1

The multi-part identifier "Jobs.JobFamily" could not be bound.

Msg 4104, Level 16, State 1, Line 1

The multi-part identifier "JobDescriptions.description" could not be bound.

teas44 SSC Enthusiast Points: 129 More actions · Answer 7

You've added aliases Jobs->t1 and JobDescriptions->t2 so in SELECT SQL see tables Jobs, JobDescriptions as t1, t2.

Try:

SELECT t1.JobFamily, t2.[description]

FROM Jobs t1

INNER JOIN JobDescriptions t2 ON

t2.ParentRole = t1.JobFamily + '_' + t1.[description]