Re: select count of distinct rows

Hi,

This works for me but the result is not that what is expected. I returns 
with the number of rows in the table, and the distinct has no effect because 
there is only one row in the result.

Best Regards,
Otto


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From: "Foster, Stephen" <stephenlfoster@comcast.net>
To: "'Havasvölgyi Ottó'" <h.otto@freemail.hu>; "'Jaime Casanova'" 
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Subject: Re: [SQL] select count of distinct rows


Well this should work but I tried it and it didn't.

SELECT DISTINCT COUNT(*) FROM mytable;

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[mailto:pgsql-sql-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Havasvölgyi Ottó
Sent: Saturday, December 10, 2005 7:07 PM
To: Jaime Casanova
Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: [SQL] select count of distinct rows

Hi,

Yes, I need to compare all fields. Well, in this case it does not. Is
this
impossible?

Thanks,
Otto

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jaime Casanova" <systemguards@gmail.com>
To: "Havasvölgyi Ottó" <h.otto@freemail.hu>
Cc: <pgsql-sql@postgresql.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 1:57 AM
Subject: Re: [SQL] select count of distinct rows


On 12/10/05, Havasvölgyi Ottó <h.otto@freemail.hu> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to select the count of distinct rows in a table.
>
> SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT *) FROM mytable;
>

are really all the fields distincts? the table doesn't have a pk?

> This does not work. How can I do it with Postgres?
>
> Thanks,
> Otto
>


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