select distinct

From: "Tim Joyce" <tim(at)hoop(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: "PGSQL" <pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: select distinct
Date: 2000-02-01 07:44:05
Message-ID: 009701bf6c8b$95b6c3a0$0501a8c0@noonoo
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Hi,

I am running this query and expecting distinct results

ebmh=> SELECT DISTINCT articles.id FROM articles, paragraphs WHERE
paragraphs.ar
ticle_key = articles.id and paragraphs.paragraph ~* 'dementia' ORDER BY
articles
.page_no;
id
--
4
4
4
4
16
12
12
12
12
12
3
3
3
(13 rows)

however, if i remove the ORDER BY, it works

ebmh=> SELECT DISTINCT articles.id FROM articles, paragraphs WHERE
paragraphs.ar
ticle_key = articles.id and paragraphs.paragraph ~* 'dementia';
id
--
3
4
12
16
(4 rows)

this is in 6.4 and 6.5.2, am i doing something wrong?

Cheers

Tim Joyce
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