RE: [Q] SQLPLUS help on "distinct"

From: Jack van Zanen <JACK_at_QUANTSYSTEMS.NL>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 06:54:31 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005CDFA5.20030829065431@fatcity.com>

Select distinct employee
>From (select rpad(employee_id,6,' ')) ||';'||ssn as employee

	from EMP
  	order by employee_id) 

Jack

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I have problem to use "distinct" with Function on select statement. Can anyone give me a hint?

Thanks.

SQL> select distinct (rpad(employee_id,6,' ')) ||';'|| ssn from EMP
  2 order by employee_id;
select distinct (rpad(employee_id,6,' ')) ||';'|| ssn from EMP

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ERROR at line 1:
ORA-01791: not a SELECTed expression

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