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Re: sql question - distinct

From: PRP <priyarenj_at_gmail.com>
Date: 29 Nov 2006 21:43:57 -0800
Message-ID: <1164865437.721663.118080@80g2000cwy.googlegroups.com> 






David Portas wrote:


> The same reason you are permitted to use parentheses around any scalar

> expression:

>

> SELECT DISTINCT (a), (b), (a+b), (a+b+c)

> FROM tbl;




David,


Thanks for clearing my doubt.


I was confused, thinking about distinct(columnname)  in the way of a
function syntax (parameters within parenthesis).
Received on Wed Nov 29 2006 - 23:43:57 CST












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