[SQL] DISTINCT ON

2005-11-18 Thread Jeremy Palmer
Hi, I have a table: observation ( id int4 NOT NULL [PRIMARY KEY], vector_id NOT NULL [FORGIEN KEY], obs_type VARCHAR(4) NOT NULL, date TIMESTAMP NULL ) I need to select the newest observation id, classify by type, for each vector (there can be multiple observation ids on each vector)

Re: [SQL] DISTINCT ON

2005-11-18 Thread Jeremy Palmer
further suggestions? -Original Message- From: Michael Glaesemann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, 19 November 2005 12:28 p.m. To: Jeremy Palmer Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org Subject: Re: [SQL] DISTINCT ON On Nov 19, 2005, at 7:49 , Jeremy Palmer wrote: > SELECT DISTINCT

Re: [SQL] DISTINCT ON

2005-11-18 Thread Jeremy Palmer
> -Original Message- > From: Michael Glaesemann [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, 19 November 2005 4:07 p.m. > To: Jeremy Palmer > Cc: pgsql-sql@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [SQL] DISTINCT ON > > [Please don't top post. It makes the post harder