Walter Cruz wrote:
SELECT distinct name from test order by number
(well, I think that que query doesn't make any sense, but raises the
error :) )
The error: ERROR: for SELECT DISTINCT, ORDER BY expressions must
appear in select list is due to a standart implementarion or a design
decision of postgres?
I think ORDER BY is defined to take place after DISTINCT, which means
there is no meaningful "number" for it to order by. You could
arbitrarily choose the first number encountered, but I can't see what
sense it would make to order by them.
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Richard Huxton
Archonet Ltd
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