Re: Select Distinct over Database Link

Oh, well...I guess a view on the remote server is the way to go..

gwhubert_at_hotmail.com (Gene Hubert) wrote:

>TurkBear <jgreco1_at_mn.rr.com> wrote in message news:<ldh7mu8rucjmo9jfqbcio4ujc74hgaa7lc_at_4ax.com>...
>> Just 1 additional try:
>>
>> Have you tried
>>
>> Insert into mylocaltable
>> Select mykey from ( select distinct mykey from monster_at_mydblink );
>>
>>
>> This should push the distinct to the remote server and just return the subset..
>>
>
>That's a clever thought but it doesn't do it. The remote db query is:
>select mykey from monster;
>
>Gene Hubert

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