I've had similar problems but tackled them using the lower-level set_sql method in Class::DBI (views weren't available): 

# search for keys in a given building, 
# issued to persons with a given status
IssuedKey->set_sql(building_id_person_status =>
  'SELECT id FROM IssuedKey, Person
   WHERE Person.person_id=IssuedKey.person_id
   AND IssuedKey.building_id=? AND Person.status=?');

my (@keys) = IssuedKey->search_building_id_person_status(
  $building, $status);

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The example above is not very general because it only searches those specific fields, but sometimes it is all you need.

In reply to Re^2: Class::DBI - Sorting by key in related table. by itub
in thread Class::DBI - Sorting by key in related table. by rlb3

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