Re: bug with distinct? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peniche Lopez Alfonso Jose
Subject Re: bug with distinct?
Date
Msg-id 200102101711.f1AHBEO55768@iteso.mx
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In response to Re: bug with distinct?  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
List pgsql-general
Quoting Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>:

> Alfonso Peniche <alfonso@iteso.mx> writes:
> >      SELECT distinct \'mod_type\'
,currval(\'mytable_idmytable_seq\') from
> > mytable;
> > ERROR:  Unable to identify an ordering operator \'<\'
for type \'unknown\'
> >  Use an explicit ordering operator or modify the
query
>
> You need to give the literal an explicit type, eg,
>
>      SELECT distinct \'mod_type\'::text,
currval(\'mytable_idmytable_seq\')
> from
>      mytable;
>
> 7.1 will default to assuming that you meant \'text\' in
this scenario,
> but older releases are pickier.
>
>             regards, tom lane
>
Thanx, it woeks great now.

Cheers

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