Perfect! Thanks. I'm still trying to get a handle on the GROUP BY command. It's still a little bit like magic to me. And in the manual, they don't really show how to use it like the way I wanted to use it. Thanks again, russ
On Monday 12 August 2002 01:27 pm, Dan Koken wrote: > SELECT * > FROM equipement > WHERE class = "microphones" > GROUP BY type; > > Russ Arbuthnot wrote: > > I have a mysql table named "equipment" with 11 columns named: id, > > staff_member, class, type, manufacturer, model, description, picture, > > created, modified, and published. > > > > I'm trying to write a select statement similar to this: > > > > SELECT DISTINCT type FROM equipement WHERE class = "microphones"; > > > > yet shows all 11 columns of the selected rows rather than just the > > type column. > > > > The only way I know how to show all the columns is to use SELECT *, or to > > list all the columns manually like "SELECT id, type, class, ... etc." > > > > But when I tried doing this: > > > > SELECT DISTINCT type, id, staff_member, class, manufacturer, model, > > description, picture, created, modified, published FROM equipment WHERE > > class = "microphones"; > > > > I just got the exact same answer as if i would have done this: > > > > SELECT * FROM equipment WHERE class = "microphones"; > > > > so it didn't help. > > > > Can anyone offer a hint? > > Thanks, > > russ -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
