Is this possible in MySQL without using a temporary table with multiple SQL commands:
I am trying to SELECT the results of multiple columns into 1 column or Alias, group them and sort them. So if I had a table with 4 fields: Cat1, Cat2, Cat3, & Cat4 like such: +-----+------+-----+------+ | Cat1| Cat2 | Cat3| Cat4 | +-----+------+-----+------+ | F | A | | A | | D | C | H | A | | G | | | | | F | B | I | A | +-----+------+-----+------+ It would select all the values, merge them into 1 column, group them, and sort them like such so that the result would be a single column, returning only 1 instance of each returned value: +--------+ | Result | +--------+ | A | | B | | C | | D | | F | | G | | H | | I | +--------+ Is there as singe Select command that can do this? Right now I am using a temporary table where I first clear out the values, then copy each column one at a time over into the tables... It works, however, I was wondering if there is an easier way to get the single column result with all the merged information without having to use a temporary table... Thanks, Doug Coning --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
