sql - Single Row Subquery (Oracle SQL)

Question

SELECT name from SUPPLIER
WHERE code =
(SELECT code FROM STOCK GROUP BY code HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT code)>=3);

I am using SQLPLUS. When the query returns a single result I get the answer I am looking for. However, when it returns more than one row I get this error message:

ORA-01427: single-row subquery returns more than one row

Answer 1

there are two possibilities: one thing is to repair the sub-query so that it would always return only one row, other possibility is to use IN or ANY :

SELECT name from SUPPLIER
WHERE code in (SELECT code FROM STOCK GROUP BY code HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT code)>=3);

Answer 2

In your subquery for a single row operation, multiple rows are being returned which won't be true (i.e = can only compare one value).

Using the group by keyword, multiple rows are being returned and that's why the error will occur.

The solution is to use IN.