Nigel J. Andrews wrote:
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>>I gather that to mean SELECT DISTINCT ON (*) , ...
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>>Is the syntax give by "\h select" wrong or am I misinterpreting it?
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> That's a misinterpretation I'm afraid. There is no comma shown before the *
> that is not part of the expression for the DISTINCT ON.
You mean "after the *" right? ;)
After looking at it again I see how I misunderstood the syntax. But I do
find it intuitive to say:
SELECT DISTINCT ON(c1) c2,c3 FROM ...
But I can live with it considering DISTINCT ON is non-standard SQL :)
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Jean-Christian Imbeault
