"Collin Peters" wrote:
> DISTINCT also doesn't work
>
> SELECT DISTINCT ON (email_broadcast_id) *
> FROM email_broadcast_history
> ORDER BY date_sent
>
> As you have to have the DISTINCT fields matching the ORDER BY fields.
> I have to ORDER BY date_sent, but I can't do a DISTINCT on date_sent
DISTINCT does work. You don't have to do DISTINCT on date_sent. The
left part of the ORDER BY must match the DISTINCT expression(s):
SELECT DISTINCT ON(broadcast_id) broadcast_id, date_sent, status FROM
table ORDER BY broadcast_id, date_sent DESC;
