I'm getting a syntaxt error when using > select avg( DISTINCT column) from table. the code above is from the "teach urself sql" book. i have mandrake 9.1 linux. here's exactly what's happening:
mysql> select avg(distinct prod_price) from Products; ERROR 1064: You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'distinct prod_price) from Products' at line 1 mysql> can some1 tell me what's the mistake here. much thanks, mauricio ps. i've tried: mysql> select distinct avg(prod_price) from Products; but that yields the wrong result -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
