Mysql subquery result in "where" clause

Question

Is it possible to execute mysql query like this?

select (select A from B where ... ) as C from D where C like ' ... ' 

I need to use the result of subquery in general "where" clause.

Answer 1

You can wrap it in a sub-query like this:

SELECT *  FROM (         select (select A from B where ... ) as C from D      ) subq WHERE      C like ' ... ' 

Answer 2

Have you read this?

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/subqueries.html

A subquery is a SELECT statement within another statement.

Starting with MySQL 4.1, all subquery forms and operations that the SQL standard requires are supported, as well as a few features that are MySQL-specific.

Here is an example of a subquery:

SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE column1 = (SELECT column1 FROM t2);  

In this example, SELECT * FROM t1 ... is the outer query (or outer statement), and (SELECT column1 FROM t2) is the subquery. We say that the subquery is nested within the outer query, and in fact it is possible to nest subqueries within other subqueries, to a considerable depth. A subquery must always appear within parentheses.

The main advantages of subqueries are:

They allow queries that are structured so that it is possible to isolate each part of a statement.

They provide alternative ways to perform operations that would otherwise require complex joins and unions.

Many people find subqueries more readable than complex joins or unions. Indeed, it was the innovation of subqueries that gave people the original idea of calling the early SQL “Structured Query Language.”

Here is an example statement that shows the major points about subquery syntax as specified by the SQL standard and supported in MySQL: