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  1. Complex table/query

    Andy <alewis@mpsi.net> — 1998-06-01T14:59:59Z

    I have the following info to store in a DB:
    
    [1] Keep a record of category items as well as owner name, street, state,
        zip..etc ....
    
    [2] Keep a running tab on the number of items overall in the DB
    
    [3] Keep a running tab on the number of items overall in the DB by state.
    
    
    I am allowing the viewer to first select the state and then the city and finally
    the category. Once they arrive at the category page I want to show them the
    number of items that are in the DB for that state, city and category.
    
    I am using PHP/Postgres to make a <select></select> statement that will show the
    categories, of which there are around 115. The obvious 50 states....
    
    I can build this ridulious SQL statement that just eats the hell out of the
    processor. 
    
    Does anyone have any ideas how I can query/build this thing?
    
    Thanks
    
    Andy