Re: limited field duplicates - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: limited field duplicates
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Msg-id 21027.1044039983@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to limited field duplicates  (Don Isgitt <djisgitt@soundenergy.com>)
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Don Isgitt <djisgitt@soundenergy.com> writes:
> I am trying to find rows in a table that are duplicates only in the
> sense of certain columns; i.e, not all columns are the same, and then
> for each duplicate entry, I want to retrieve one of the columns that is
> not part of the duplication criteria.

Try SELECT DISTINCT ON.  There's a simple example in the SELECT
reference page (something about weather reports I think).

            regards, tom lane

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