Re: filter duplicates by priority

From: "Hartman, Matthew" <Matthew(dot)Hartman(at)krcc(dot)on(dot)ca>
To: "Clark Slater" <pg(at)slatech(dot)com>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: filter duplicates by priority
Date: 2009-07-14 15:30:38
Message-ID: 366642367C5B354197A1E0D27BC175BD022598BE@KGHMAIL.KGH.ON.CA
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> From: pgsql-general-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org [mailto:pgsql-general-
> owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Clark Slater
> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:04 AM
> Subject: [GENERAL] filter duplicates by priority

Maybe I'm missing something, but why not something like (incoming
pseudo-SQL):

Select part_number, max(priority)
From (
Select part_number, priority from TableAndCriteria
Union all
Select part_number, priority from TableAndCriteria
Union all
Select part_number, priority from TableAndCriteria
) as allTables
Group by part_number

Matthew Hartman
Programmer/Analyst
Information Management, ICP
Kingston General Hospital
.now.

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