Re: [HACKERS] Re: Question regarding new windowing functions in 8.4devel

On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 12:07 PM, David Fetter <david(at)fetter(dot)org> wrote:
>>
>> Now i want only 3 records for every typ:
>>
>> test=# select typ, ts, rank() over (partition by typ order by ts desc ) from foo where rank <= 3;
>> ERROR: column "rank" does not exist
>> LINE 1: ...rtition by typ order by ts desc ) from foo where rank <= 3;
>

maybe the rank should go in a having clause? i'm not familiar about
window functions yet... just guessing...

> I tried this:
>
> SELECT
> typ,
> ts,
> rank() over w AS foo_rank
> FROM
> foo
> WINDOW w AS (partition by typ order by ts desc)
> WHERE
> foo_rank < 4;
>
> ERROR: syntax error at or near "WHERE"
> LINE 8: WHERE
> ^

the WINDOW specification goes after the WHERE clause not before

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