elain he wrote: > > Hi, > Could someone shed some light on this. > > I'm trying to formulate a query to return distinct value on a column - > testid. > > select * from testing; > TESTID NAME STATUS > ---------- -------------------- ----------- > 1 MIKE Y > 1 JOE Y > 1 JIM Y > 2 AMY Y > > The output I'm expecting is > TESTID NAME STATUS > ---------- -------------------- ----------- > 1 MIKE Y > 2 AMY Y > > The query should display the first occurence of the testid and ignore > records with the same testid. > > thanks! > > elain >
Elain, Check the SQL Reference, row_number() function. The examples will take you where you want to go ... -- Regards, Stephane Faroult Oriole Software -- 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).
