Re: What's wrong with this group by clause?

> Hi everyone.=20
>
> Below you can find a simplified example of a real case.=20
> I don't understand why I'm getting the "john" record twice.=20
> I know there's no point in using constants in the group by, but makes
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> in=20
> the real much bigger query.=20
> What I see is that when I issue an EXPLAIN with this query, it tells
me tha=
> t=20
> the SORT KEY is "0".=20
> When I remove one of the constant fields and try again the EXPLAIN, it
says=
> =20
> that the SORT KEY is "0, name" (and the group by works, it shows only
one=
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> record for each person in the table).
>
> Thanks anyone.
>
> /*EXAMPLE*/
> CREATE TABLE people
> (
> name TEXT
> );
> INSERT INTO people VALUES ('john');
> INSERT INTO people VALUES ('john');
> INSERT INTO people VALUES ('pete');
> INSERT INTO people VALUES ('pete');
> INSERT INTO people VALUES ('ernest');
> INSERT INTO people VALUES ('john');
> =20=20=20
> SELECT
> 0 AS field1,
> 0 AS field2,=20
> name
> FROM
> people
> GROUP BY
> field1,
> field2,
> name;
>
I did your example and did not get the "john" record twice.
Instead I got what you expected.
field1 | field2 | name
--------+--------+--------
0 | 0 | ernest
0 | 0 | john
0 | 0 | pete
(3 rows)
What version are you using?

Regards, Christoph