> As a more direct response, there *are* reasons for people to put ORDER > BY in a subselect and expect it to be honored. The typical example > that's been discussed several times in the archives is that you want to > use an aggregate function that is sensitive to the ordering of its input
Not to mention our workaround for Max and min (ORDER BY LIMIT) ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html