Re: Ask About SQL - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Joshua Tolley
Subject Re: Ask About SQL
Date
Msg-id 20090819140040.GD31216@eddie
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In response to Ask About SQL  (Otniel Michael <otnieltera@gmail.com>)
List pgsql-sql
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 05:17:07PM +0700, Otniel Michael wrote:
>    Hi All.
>
>    Can help to create sql queries for this data :
>
>    tabel A
>    field1, field2, field3
>    x1,     y1,     5
>    x1,     y2,     1
>    x2,     y1,     2
>    x2,     y3,     4
>    x1,     y3,     4
>
>    I want to get 2 record with the max value at field3 for each kombination
>    of field1 :
>
>    tabel B
>    field1, field2, field3
>    x1,     y1,     5
>    x1,     y3,     4
>    x2,     y3,     4
>    x2,     y1,     2
>
>    Anyone have an ideas?
>    Thanks anyway.
>
>    --
>    -------------------------------------------------------------------
>    "He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is
>    hated"

Your example doesn't match your description (the combination of x1 and y2
isn't listed). However, from your description it looks like what you want is
DISTINCT ON

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.4/interactive/sql-select.html#SQL-DISTINCT

Something like this:

SELECT DISTINCT ON (field1, field2) field1, field2, field3 FROM A ORDER BY
field1, field2, field3;

Here's an example.

# select * from b order by f1, f2, f3;f1 | f2 | f3
----+----+----x1 | y1 |  5x1 | y2 |  1x1 | y2 |  3x2 | y3 |  2x2 | y3 |  4
(5 rows)

# select distinct on (f1, f2) f1, f2, f3 from b order by 1, 2,
3 desc;f1 | f2 | f3
----+----+----x1 | y1 |  5x1 | y2 |  3x2 | y3 |  4
(3 rows)

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Joshua Tolley / eggyknap
End Point Corporation
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