Tom, > Perhaps > SELECT true = ANY (SELECT boolcol FROM ...); > or > SELECT true IN (SELECT boolcol FROM ...); > > Which is not to say that MAX(bool) might not be a nicer solution; > but you can definitely do it with SQL-spec constructs.
Based on some rough testing, SELECT true = ANY ( SELECT boolcol FROM complex query ) Is marginlly faster than SELECT max(boolcol) FROM complex query With a custom MAX(boolean) function. So I'll stick to ANY(). -Josh ______AGLIO DATABASE SOLUTIONS___________________________ Josh Berkus Complete information technology [EMAIL PROTECTED] and data management solutions (415) 565-7293 for law firms, small businesses fax 621-2533 and non-profit organizations. San Francisco ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to [EMAIL PROTECTED]