A.Bhuvaneswaran (bhuvansql@myrealbox.com) reports a bug with a severity of 3
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Short Description
select distinct array
Long Description
Hi,
Are we unable to select distinct values from an array? If so, how can we select distinct values from an array without
usingsubscripts? Googling didn't help.
regards,
bhuvaneswaran
Sample Code
test_pg=# SELECT version();
version
-------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 7.3.2 on i686-pc-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC 2.96
(1 row)
test_pg=# CREATE TABLE array_test(id int[]);
CREATE TABLE
test_pg=# INSERT INTO array_test VALUES ('{1,3}');
INSERT 4338949 1
test_pg=# INSERT INTO array_test VALUES ('{1,4}');
INSERT 4338950 1
test_pg=# INSERT INTO array_test VALUES ('{1,4}');
INSERT 4338951 1
test_pg=# SELECT distinct id from array_test ;
ERROR: Unable to identify an ordering operator '<' for type 'integer[]'
Use an explicit ordering operator or modify the query
test_pg=#
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