Database Languages eXercises #9
Joins (Mostly)
- Some Solutions - note the solutions here are presented
as sub-queries, but most can be done as joins (either equijoins or left
outer joins) ... see if you can work out the equivalent answers
Link to Solution Diagrams Part1, Part2
1.
select person
from family
union
select parent
from family
2.
select person
from family
where person not in
(select person
from people)
union
select parent
from family
where parent not in
(select person
from people)
3.
select distinct person
from family
where person in
(select person
from people
where sex = 'm')
4.
select distinct person
from family
where person in
(select person
from people
where born > 1965)
5.
select distinct person
from family
where person in
(select person
from people
where born between 1960 and 1970)
6.
select distinct person
from family
where person in
(select person
from people
where nationality = 'Australian')
7.
select distinct person
from family
where parent = 'Mary'
and person in
(select person
from people
where born > 1962)
8.
select distinct person
from family
where person in
(select person
from people
where nationality null)
9.
select person
from people
where person not in
(select person
from family)
10.
select person
from people
where person not in
(select parent
from family)
11.
select person
from people
where parent = "Frank'
and person in
(select person
from family
where parent = 'Mary')
12.
select person
from people
where person not in
(select person
from family)
and person not in
(select parent
from family)
13.
select parent
from family
where person in
(select parent
from family
where person = 'Gina')
14.
select person
from family
where parent in
(select person
from family
where parent = 'Mary')
15.
select distinct parent
from family, people A, people B
where family.person = A.person
and parent = B.person
and B.sex = 'M'
and A.nationality <> B.nationality
16.
select distinct L.person
from family L, family R, people P, people Q
where L.parent = Q.person
and P.sex='M'
and R.parent = Q.person
and Q.sex = 'F'
and P.nationality <> Q.nationality
and L.person = R.person
17.
select person
from family
where parent in
(select parent
from family
where person = 'Paul')
and person ^= 'Paul'
18.
select distinct person
from family
where person ^= 'Paul'
and person in
(select person
from family
where parent =
(select person
from people
where sex = 'M'
and person in
(select parent
from family
where person = 'Paul')))
and person in
(select person
from family
where parent =
(select person
from people
where sex = 'F'
and person in
(select parent
from family
where person = 'Paul')))
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