Drew Whittle <drew(at)albatross(dot)co(dot)nz> writes:
> How can I return the number of records (ie a count(user_id)) when using a
> statement like this:
> select distinct user_id from sales_by_region;
count() with a GROUP BY will do what you want, I think --- see other
thread with Doug Younger for an example.
> I have tried things like:
> select count(distinct user_id) from sales_by_region (parse error)
Unfortunately we don't handle count(distinct ...) --- we should, since
it's in SQL92.
regards, tom lane