2003 06:44:40 > >I have problem to use "distinct" with Function on >select statement. Can anyone give me a hint? > >Thanks. > >SQL> select distinct (rpad(employee_id,6,' ')) >||';'|| >ssn from EMP > 2 order by employee_id; >select distinct (rpad(employee_id,6,' ')) ||';'|| >ssn >from EMP > * >ERROR at line 1: >ORA-01791: not a SELECTed expression >
Methinks that the problem is with the ORDER BY. The DISTINCT will sort, anyway. Just make sure that your expression will sort the way you want (ie that you will not have 1234 before 23 because of number-to-char conversions - careful formatting can take care of that, just a matter of aliging properly). HTH Stephane Faroult Oriole -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Stephane Faroult INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
