Mark Fenbers <Mark.Fenbers@noaa.gov> writes:
> I want to do:
> SELECT id, count(*) FROM mytable WHERE count(*) > 2 GROUP BY id;
> But this doesn't work because Pg won't allow aggregate functions in a
> where clause.
Use HAVING, not WHERE. The way you are trying to write the query is
meaningless because WHERE filters rows before grouping/aggregation.
HAVING filters afterwards, which is when it makes sense to put a
condition on count(*).
regards, tom lane
