On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Ted Roche <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, May 21, 2012 at 12:01 PM, Paul McNett <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It's strange and I've never quite put my finger on why, but I never use >> DISTINCT on >> my own databases. I occasionally seem to need to use it on inherited >> databases, >> though, and I see it in online tutorials all the time. > > Well, SELECT DISTINCT says that there are multiple rows of data that > have identical values, a good clue that the data is likely not > normalized <s>. --------------------
Like CustID in Orders table. :) -- Stephen Russell Sr. Analyst Ring Container Technology Oakland TN 901.246-0159 cell _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cajidmykh18jjgvq-mt5r7jxyt63_ktgwzf2mwitm-fo1oxe...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
