In mysql, GROUP BY also by default does sorting using "ORDER BY", so you an avoid it by including "ORDER BY NULL" after GROUP BY, this should help.
On 6/24/08, Jerry Schwartz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > <sigh> In all of that information, I forgot to post the actual query: > > INSERT INTO consolidated_customer_data > SELECT > customers.customer_id, > account.account_name, > customers.email, > customers.email_status, > customers.dm_status, > customers.status, > customers.last_name, > customers.first_name, > customers.sal, > customers.company, > customers.address_1, > customers.address_2, > customers.address_3, > customers.country, > customers.zip, > customers.input_source, > customers.interest_category, > customers.interest_subcategory, > CONCAT("|", GROUP_CONCAT(cust_topics.topic_code SEPARATOR "|"), "|") > > AS topic_list, > stage.stage_name > FROM > customers JOIN account ON account.account_id = customers.account_id > JOIN stage ON customers.stage_id = stage.stage_id > LEFT JOIN cust_topics ON customers.customer_id = > cust_topics.customer_id > GROUP BY customers.customer_id; > > Regards, > > Jerry Schwartz > The Infoshop by Global Information Incorporated > 195 Farmington Ave. > Farmington, CT 06032 > > 860.674.8796 / FAX: 860.674.8341 > > www.the-infoshop.com > www.giiexpress.com > www.etudes-marche.com > > > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >