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podoc:number_of_flash_references_sql_function

Database Function Description of "number_of_flash_references"

Name

number_of_flash_references

Description

Counts the number of references to a particular flash.

Tentative (is this correct?): this represents the number of photos in the database captured using the specified flash.

Purpose

To retrieve the number of references to a particular flash.

Schema

CREATE FUNCTION number_of_flash_references(INTEGER) RETURNS BIGINT
AS 'select count(photo_tech.identifier)
      from photo_tech, flash
     where photo_tech.flash=flash.identifier
       and flash.identifier = $1' LANGUAGE 'sql';

History

Used first

Version 2.5

Used last

Still in use

Change history

= Version 2.5 =

CREATE FUNCTION number_of_flash_references(INTEGER) RETURNS BIGINT
AS 'select count(photo_tech.identifier)
      from photo_tech, flash
     where photo_tech.flash=flash.identifier
       and flash.identifier = $1' LANGUAGE 'sql';
podoc/number_of_flash_references_sql_function.txt · Last modified: 2007/04/23 14:30 by Luud