From: Jaime Casanova <systemguards@gmail.com>
To: Foster, Stephen <stephenlfoster@comcast.net>
Cc: Havasvölgyi Ottó <h.otto@freemail.hu>
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: select count of distinct rows
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 20:12:41 -0500
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On 12/10/05, Foster, Stephen <stephenlfoster@comcast.net> wrote:
> Well this should work but I tried it and it didn't.
>
> SELECT DISTINCT COUNT(*) FROM mytable;
>
No, it shouldn't work... actually is a non-sense, count will return
just one value so there is nothing to be distinct with...
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regards,
Jaime Casanova
(DBA: DataBase Aniquilator ;)
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