Re: SELECT DISTINCT ... ORDER BY problem - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Grzegorz Jaśkiewicz
Subject Re: SELECT DISTINCT ... ORDER BY problem
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Msg-id 2f4958ff0812090104t29e6e35br8b69d5c3aa1c3da7@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: SELECT DISTINCT ... ORDER BY problem  ("Grzegorz Jaśkiewicz" <gryzman@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: SELECT DISTINCT ... ORDER BY problem  (Madison Kelly <linux@alteeve.com>)
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On Tue, Dec 9, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Grzegorz Jaśkiewicz <gryzman@gmail.com> wrote:
> or even, when you change bar to proper type - that is, timestamp
>
> SELECT distinct foo,  min(bar) as minbar, max(bar) as maxbar FROM
> table WHERE bar < '2008-12-07
>  16:32:46' AND tbl_id=153 ORDER BY bar LIMIT 1;

but than (after sec of thinking), you could just do

SELECT foo, min(bar) AS minbar, max(bar) AS maxbar FROM table
WHERE ..blabla.. GROUP BY foo ORDER BY maxbar LIMIT 1;





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GJ

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