From: Michael Fuhr <mike@fuhr.org>
To: Steven Murdoch <psql+Steven.Murdoch@cl.cam.ac.uk>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Sorting items in aggregate function
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:17:59 -0600
Message-ID: <20060912181759.GA66966@winnie.fuhr.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060912154628.GB4991@cl.cam.ac.uk>
References: <20060912154628.GB4991@cl.cam.ac.uk>
On Tue, Sep 12, 2006 at 04:46:28PM +0100, Steven Murdoch wrote:
> Here is an example of a setup and what I could like to achieve. Does
> anyone have suggestions on what is the best way to get the desired
> result?
Use the aggregate over an ordered subquery:
SELECT name, trim(concat(code || ' ')) AS codes
FROM (
SELECT a.name, b.code
FROM a
LEFT JOIN ab ON a.id = ab.a_id
LEFT JOIN b ON ab.b_id = b.id
ORDER BY b.code
) AS s
GROUP BY name
ORDER BY name;
Here's a comment from Tom Lane, one of the core developers, on
feeding the aggregate based on the subquery's order:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-general/2005-09/msg00047.php
--
Michael Fuhr
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