Re: problem query ... - Mailing list pgsql-novice

From John Taylor
Subject Re: problem query ...
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Msg-id 02013117472107.01674@splash.hq.jtresponse.co.uk
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In response to Re: problem query ...  (Frank Bax <fbax@sympatico.ca>)
Responses Re: problem query ...  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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On Thursday 31 January 2002 17:35, Frank Bax wrote:
> select mytable.* from mytable, (select id,max(update) as update from
> mytable group by id) maxes where mytable.id = maxes.id and mytable.update =
> maxes.update;
>

I didn't think of putting the subselect there, I was trying in the where clause.
However, I think using distinct on is probably going to run faster.

Thanks
JohnT

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