A SQL query for the SQL Guru

I have a been presented with a question on writing a sql query that involves four tables. I can kind of get there but I'm missing a piece and can't figure it out. Here goes:
Table A (id is pk)
Table B (corresponding id field, not pk)
Table B has freq min and freq max fields (search based on these)
Table C (keyid is pk)
Table D (corresponding keyid field, not pk)
Table D has freq min and freq max fields (search based on these)
The ultimate goal is to get the number of records in Table A

The user selects 'name' from table C, the corresponding keyid is then used to select all the records in Table D that match.
Select freqmin, freqmax from Table D
where table d.keyid = table c.keyid
Let say the return was 2 records
Record 1
freqmin = 12
freqmax = 15
Record 2
freqmin = 18
freqmax = 21
I use the values to find the number of records in Table B that meet the following criteria: (this is where I run into a problem)
Select id
from Table B
where record 1. freqmin between table B.freqmin and table B.freqmax
and record1.freqmax between table B.freqmin and table B.freqmax
When both records are compared the id in Table B needs to be the same or else it's an invalid result.

I don't think this can be done in One Query ... if it can I'm all ears. I couldn't find a way to do it because I have no connection between Table B & Table C.
Any and all inputs are appreciated.Hi Schimelcat

A couple of questions :-

What sort of sql environment are you using (in oracle you can add sub queries in the from clause - which I find really useful when linking so many tables together) ?

What are you trying to achive? (sorry, its not that clear from the information) - it might be useful if you describe more of the columns in each table.

As a quick pointer - in your first sql you haven't specified table c in your from clause, yet you've linked to it in your where clause.

Kind regards

Keith|||select D.freqmin, D.freqmax, count(a.id) as Acount
from TableD C
inner
join TableC D
on C.keyid = D.keyid
inner
join TableB B
on D.freqmin between B.freqmin and B.freqmax
and D.freqmax between B.freqmin and B.freqmax
inner
join tableA A
on B.id = A.id
where C.name = 'userpick'
group
by D.freqmin, D.freqmax|||Hi Keith,
First let me answer the easy question. It's MS SQL talking to an Access database.
The ultimate goal is to get all the product ids from Table A
that meet the selection criteria found in Table D.
The following are the fields I'm dealing with:
Table A
Product ID(PK)
Table B
Product ID, Freqmin, Freqmax
Table C
KeyID, KeyName
Table D
KeyID(PK), Freqmin, FreqMax
If the user selects a keyname(Table C) that results in several keyid's in Table D all the values of freqmin/freqmax need to then be compared to Table B.
Let's say keyname generated a keyid of 6, I take the keyid and count how many times I find it in Table D. Lets say there are 3 records, and the values for freq min for the 3 different records are 15.5, 18, 20.1 and the values for freqmax are 17, 20, 22.5
I now have 6 values: 15.5 - 17, 18-20, 20.1-22.5
I need to look and see if I can find those six values in the "range" of the freqmin and freqmax of Table B(PK field is FeatureID).
Example:
ProductID = 4
Freqmin = 15
Freqmax = 17
ProductID = 4
Freqmin = 30
Freqmax = 31
ProductID = 4
Freqmin = 45
Freqmax = 46

I should get a return of zero records because ProductID 4 didn't meet the 18 - 20 or the 20.1 - 22.5.

If I only had one record set from Table D and that was the 15.5 - 17 then ProductID 4 would be a valid recordset.

I hope this makes sense .... I appreciate the help on trying to get this in "one" query.

Regards ! Tammy|||Gracias ! It worked great !

Originally posted by r937
select D.freqmin, D.freqmax, count(a.id) as Acount
from TableD C
inner
join TableC D
on C.keyid = D.keyid
inner
join TableB B
on D.freqmin between B.freqmin and B.freqmax
and D.freqmax between B.freqmin and B.freqmax
inner
join tableA A
on B.id = A.id
where C.name = 'userpick'
group
by D.freqmin, D.freqmax

A simple varchar comparison

First, Hi to all I'm new to this forum.
Second, I don't know if standard SQL involves stored procedures, but anyway I'll post my doubt.
I have chessy little procedure to get a password from a login. login is a varchar

CREATE PROCEDURE getPassw
@.login as varchar
AS
SELECT T_Worker.pass
FROM T_Worker
WHERE T_Worker.login = @.login

If I try " exec getPassw 'abc' ", I never get anything. The data exists in the tables. If I do something like

CREATE PROCEDURE getPassw
/*@.login as varchar*/
AS
SELECT T_Worker.pass
FROM T_Worker
WHERE T_Worker.login = 'abc'

The password shows up : '456' .
If I remove the '@.' from the WHERE query, all columns are returned... ?!?!? :confused:
I running the commands on a Microsoft's SQL server. Thank you for your attention. Any help would be seriously apreciated.This post really belongs in the Microsoft SQL (http://www.dbforums.com/f7/) forum.

I think the only problem is that you didn't cut yourself enough rope... You need to make the parameter longer, like:CREATE PROCEDURE getPassw
@.login as varchar(50)
AS

SELECT T_Worker.pass
FROM T_Worker
WHERE T_Worker.login = @.login

RETURN-PatP|||AH!!! Something that simple... But it did work... Sorry not posting this in the right place :D