Re: Re: plpgsql, I have a solution, want to see if there is a cleaner/better one. Taking vertical list and comma separating it onto a row - Mailing list pgsql-general
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Re: Re: plpgsql, I have a solution, want to see if there is a cleaner/better one. Taking vertical list and comma separating it onto a row
From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Henry Drexler Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2011 8:42 AM To: Thomas Kellerer Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Re: plpgsql, I have a solution, want to see if there is a cleaner/better one. Taking vertical list and comma separating it onto a row
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Thomas Kellerer <spam_eater@gmx.net> wrote:
SELECT type, string_agg(color, ',') as organized_by_type FROM clothes GROUP BY type;
wow, yes that is cleaner.
Thank you for taking the time - obviously I need to read through the string functions again.
It isn’t a “String Function” but an “Aggregate Function”; classification can be a pain sometimes – especially when more than one category could readily apply.
