Is it possible to get column names from joined tables? - join

I want to extract the table headers from JOINed tables to use as <th> in an MVC view instead of having to hard code them. Is it possible to do this using "SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = ..."?
What I have tried:
The normal query using only one table returns the colum names for one table successfully:
$sql = "SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'dbbiblio AND TABLE_NAME = 'book'";
This is the JOIN query for three tables which gives a syntax error:
$sql = "SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'dbbiblio' AND TABLE_NAME = 'book' JOIN 'author' ON 'book.author' = 'author.author_id' JOIN 'publisher' ON 'book.publisher_id' = 'publisher.publisher_id'";
I also attempted this unsuccessfully:
$sql = "SELECT COLUMN_NAME FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'dbbiblioAND TABLE_NAME = 'book' AND TABLE_NAME = 'author' AND TABLE_NAME = 'publisher'";

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Why I cannot use both ORDER BY and DISTINCT * in SQL?

I'm trying to do the following, and if I were to uncomment the distinct it will break. Also if I comment out the order and leave the distinct in, it will work.
Contestant.joins('INNER JOIN votes AS V ON V.contestant_id = contestants.id AND V.season_id = '+ season_number.to_s)
.joins('LEFT OUTER JOIN votes AS XV ON (XV.contestant_id = '+self.id.to_s+') AND (XV.tribal_council_key = V.tribal_council_key) AND XV.contestant_voted_for_id = V.contestant_voted_for_id')
.joins('INNER JOIN season_rosters ON season_rosters.season_id = V.season_id')
.where('V.is_jury_vote = (?) AND V.contestant_id <> (?) AND XV.tribal_council_key IS NOT NULL', :false, self.id)
.order('season_rosters.finished')
#.distinct
The error I get is below...
TinyTds::Error: Incorrect syntax near '*'.: EXEC sp_executesql N'SELECT DISTINCT *, __order FROM ( SELECT [contestants].*, DENSE_RANK() OVER (ORDER BY season_rosters.finished ASC) AS __order, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY [contestants].* ORDER BY season_rosters.finished ASC) AS __joined_row_num FROM [contestants] INNER JOIN votes AS V ON V.contestant_id = contestants.id AND V.season_id = 6 LEFT OUTER JOIN votes AS XV ON (XV.contestant_id = 112) AND (XV.tribal_council_key = V.tribal_council_key) AND XV.contestant_voted_for_id = V.contestant_voted_for_id INNER JOIN season_rosters ON season_rosters.season_id = V.season_id WHERE (V.is_jury_vote = (''false'') AND V.contestant_id <> (112) AND XV.tribal_council_key IS NOT NULL) ) AS __sq WHERE __joined_row_num = 1 ORDER BY __order'
The issue is with this part:
SELECT DISTINCT *, __order
Try adding the required columns to your GROUP BY.
Contestant.joins('INNER JOIN votes AS V ON V.contestant_id = contestants.id AND V.season_id = '+ season_number.to_s)
.joins('LEFT OUTER JOIN votes AS XV ON (XV.contestant_id = '+self.id.to_s+') AND (XV.tribal_council_key = V.tribal_council_key) AND XV.contestant_voted_for_id = V.contestant_voted_for_id')
.joins('INNER JOIN season_rosters ON season_rosters.season_id = V.season_id')
.where('V.is_jury_vote = (?) AND V.contestant_id <> (?) AND XV.tribal_council_key IS NOT NULL', :false, self.id)
.order('season_rosters.finished')
.group('col1,col2,__order')
Also in your SQL error, order by is on a different column while in your code, it is on season_rosters.finished.

NOT EXISTS SQL query in rails 3.2

I have an sql query like this:-
SELECT * FROM `permissions` join entities where NOT EXISTS (select
entity_id,permission_id from role_permissions where role_id=5 and
entities.id = role_permissions.entity_id and permissions.id =
role_permissions.permission_id)
I would like to get the corresponding rails query.
I have tried this.
Permission.joins("join entities").joins("LEFT OUTER JOIN role_permissions on
permission_id != permissions.id and entities.id != entity_id and
role_permissions.role_id= role_id").select("role_permissions.entity_id,role_permissions.role_id,
role_permissions.permission_id").group('role_permissions.entity_id,
role_permissions.permission_id')
But it doesn't works.
thanks
hari
I have been particularly in love with EXISTS queries lately, precisely because it does not require you to fully join another table. As far as I know, you do have to explicitly write the SQL clause, but you can still make it work with Activerecord. You can even put this in a scope within a lambda block.
Permission.joins(:entities).where(<<-SQL
NOT EXISTS(
select
* from role_permissions where role_id=#{your_role_id} and
entities.id = role_permissions.entity_id
and permissions.id = role_permissions.permission_id
)
SQL
)
Try like this for a default SQL query:
sql = "SELECT some_field FROM `permissions` join entities where NOT EXISTS (select entity_id,permission_id from role_permissions where role_id=5 and entities.id = role_permissions.entity_id and permissions.id = role_permissions.permission_id)"
results = ActiveRecord::Base.connection.execute(sql)
results.each do |result|
#register_users << { some_field: result[0] }
end
Try this
UPDATED BASED ON FIRST COMMENT
Permission.joins(:entities).joins("LEFT OUTER JOIN role_permissions on
permission_id != permissions.id and entities.id != entity_id and
role_permissions.role_id= role_id")
.select("role_permissions.entity_id,role_permissions.role_id,
role_permissions.permission_id")
.group('role_permissions.entity_id, role_permissions.permission_id')

How to use multiple on clause in joining in zend framework 2

I am doing like this sql into zend framework sql pattern.
SELECT
jobs . *,
c.id AS cid,
c.name AS name,
c.companyImage AS companyImage,
c.logo AS logo,
count(app.userId) AS t_app,
app.applyStatus AS applyStatus,
app.userId AS appUserId
FROM
jobs
LEFT JOIN
companies AS c ON jobs.companyName = c.id
LEFT JOIN
applicants AS app ON jobs.id = app.jobId AND app.applyStatus = 1
WHERE
jobs.ownerId = 16 AND jobs.draftId != 0
GROUP BY jobs.id
ORDER BY jobs.id DESC
LIMIT 3
For this sql I already write this code for zend framework 2
$adapter = $this->tableGateway->getAdapter();
$sql = new Sql($adapter);
$select = $sql->select();
$select->from('jobs')
->join(array('c' => 'companies'), 'jobs.companyName = c.id', array('cid' => 'id', 'name', 'companyImage', 'logo'), 'left')
->join(array('app' => 'applicants'), ' jobs.id = app.jobId AND app.applyStatus = 1', array('t_app' => new Expression('count(app.userId)'), 'applyStatus', 'appUserId' => 'userId'), 'left')
->where("jobs.ownerId ={$userId} AND jobs.draftId != 0")
->group('jobs.id')
->order('jobs.id DESC')
->limit(3);
$statement = $sql->getSqlStringForSqlObject($select);
$results = $adapter->query($statement, $adapter::QUERY_MODE_EXECUTE);
but does not work properly and its give a message like below.
SQLSTATE[42S22]: Column not found: 1054 Unknown column '1' in 'on clause'
The issue is this part:
app.applyStatus = 1
The framework is escaping 1 as if it were a column name, 1.
You need to enclose this part in an Expression too
new Expression('jobs.id = app.jobId AND app.applyStatus = 1')
I think the use of Expressions in the 'ON' parameter of the join method may depend on the version of ZF2 you are using, I think it was added 2.1+
Building on this answer. If you also want your table & column identifiers to be escaped, use this syntax:
use Zend\Db\Sql\Expression;
...
$onExpression = new Expression('? = ? AND ? = ?',
['jobs.id', 'app.jobId', 'app.applyStatus', 1],
[Expression::TYPE_IDENTIFIER, Expression::TYPE_IDENTIFIER,
Expression::TYPE_IDENTIFIER, Expression::TYPE_LITERAL]
);
$select->from('jobs')
->join(array('app' => 'applicants'), $onExpression, array('t_app' => new Expression('count(app.userId)'), 'applyStatus', 'appUserId' => 'userId'), 'left');
The Expression constructor accepts the string, then arguments, then argument types.
public function __construct($expression = '', $parameters = null, array $types = [])
This will create a security issue. Zf2 changes your query to this:
Select * from tableA inner join tableB
on `tableA`.`column` = `tableB`.`column`
AND `tableB`.`column` = `1`
It adds
`
to each part for security issues! By using new Expression you are bypassing it and if you get applyStatus from user entry, get sure about its filtering!

Rails join query with select returning null id

I am performing a join query with rails with a select however, the result has null id's for the joined table...
#result = Table.joins(:join_table).select(['join_table.id', 'name', 'random_attr', 'created_at']).where('table.random_attr = ?', #anotherresult.id).order('name ASC')
The result...
[
{
random_attr: true
created_at: "2012-10-31T02:23:07Z"
id: null
name: "Joe"
},
....
]
The produced sql looks like...
SELECT join_table.id, name, random_attr, created_at FROM `table` INNER JOIN `join_table` ON `join_table`.`id` = `table`.`user_id` WHERE (random_attr = 9) ORDER BY name ASC;
Doing this query directly in mysql works fine.

Select everything in a database that == something OR something else

I'm trying to select everything in a table where a column == "something" OR "somethingelse".
Is there a way of doing this without using raw SQL? Something like the following would be ideal.
Table.where(:col => "something" OR "somethingelse")
Table.where(:col => ["something", "somethingelse"])
should generate
SELECT * FROM table WHERE col IN ('something', 'somethingelse')
You can use:
MyModel.where("col1 = ? or col1 = ?", "something","somethingelse")
You can use the statement like this:
select * from table_name where column_name = value1 or column_name = value_2
You can also use:
select * from table_name where column_name in (value1,value2)

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