Re: select unique items in db - Mailing list pgsql-general

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In response to Re: select unique items in db  (Stijn Vanroye <s.vanroye@easytowork.nl>)
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it returns nill now
or nuthing
and it is very very very slow
Stijn Vanroye wrote:
> a schreef:
> > this doesnt work
> >
> > SELECT DISTINCT on link *, rank(ts_vec, to_tsquery('default', $qtxt))
> > FROM feed_entry WHE    RE ts_vec @@ to_tsquery('default', $qtxt) ORDER
> > BY rank(ts_vec, to_tsquery('default', $qtxt)) DESC LIMIT 5 OFFSET 0
> >
> > can you tell me how to get the DISTINCT elements in LINK
> > thanks
>
> Just place your distinct fields between ().
>
> example syntax:
> SELECT DISTINCT ON (field1, field2, fieldn) field1, field4
> in your case:
> SELECT DISTINCT ON (link) *, rank[...]
>
> Do remember that if you select different fields than the ones you use in
> the distinct, the results may not always be what you want.
>
> e.g.:
>
> suppose you have this data loaded in the a table:
>
> id    field1        field2
> --    ------        ------
> 1    foo        fooble
> 2    bar        barble
> 3    foo        wobble
> 4    woo        wibble
> 5    foo        bobble
>
>
> if you "select distinct on (field1) *"  which of the records with foo in
> field1 is going to be returned 1, 3 or 5? I believe this doesn't
> nescescarily has to be the same value each time.


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