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Re: need sql query to check if a column is unique

From: R. Schierbeek <byteNospam_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:59:51 +0100
Message-ID: <45e55fa5$0$17986$dbd43001@news.wanadoo.nl>


<samir.vds_at_googlemail.com> wrote
> Hey guys,
>
> I've an table with a column, let's call it employee_id. Do you know an
> sql statement, which can check employee_id, if it has duplicate entries ?
> regards Samir

Hmmm.. looks like homewerk Samir - if you google "duplicate oracle" you'll find it everywhere ;-)

select employee_id.

from table

group by employee_id.

having count(1) >= 2 ;

Cheers, Roelof Schierbeek; DBA Received on Wed Feb 28 2007 - 04:59:51 CST

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