Re: COUNT DISTINCT? - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Stephan Szabo
Subject Re: COUNT DISTINCT?
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Msg-id 20020730144457.J9060-100000@megazone23.bigpanda.com
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In response to COUNT DISTINCT?  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Responses Re: COUNT DISTINCT?  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Josh Berkus wrote:

> Folks,
>
> Anybody know a keen shortcut for the following:
>
> SELECT count(skip_date)
> FROM (SELECT DISTINCT skip_date FROM weekend_list
>         WHERE ... ...) days_to_skip;
>
> That's a double aggregate, and is bound to be dog-slow.

Would that be the same as:
select count(distinct skip_date) from weekend_listwhere ...



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