Hi,

I'm looking to write an aggregate of the form

compute_over_best_n ( A, B )

where I'm trying to compute a value over the first n (where n is data- dependent) values in the input table, sorted over column A. Column B contains supplemental information used to determine n (that is, when to stop the aggregate). My first thought was to pass a sortop to CREATE AGGREGATE, but the fact that I need column B prevents me from using a sort. Is there any way to trick postgres into only sorting over the first parameter, without getting rid of the second? Thanks.

- Oliver Kennedy

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