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Trying to add a NON-DISTINCT field to a DISTINCT record set in a query.

Techhead
3/12/2007 9:21:09 AM

sql server (alternate):

I need to run a SELECT DISTINCT query across
multiple fields, but I need to add another field that is NON-DISTINCT
to my record set.

Here is my query:

SELECT DISTINCT lastname, firstname, middleinitial, address1,
address2, city, state, zip, age, gender
FROM gpresults
WHERE age>='18' and serviceline not in ('4TH','4E','4W')
and financialclass not in ('Z','X') and age not in
('1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','0')
and (CAST (ADMITDATE AS DATETIME) >= DATEDIFF(day, 60, GETDATE()))
ORDER BY zip

This query runs perfect. No problems whatsoever. However, I need to
also include another field called "admitdate" that should be treated
as NON-DISTINCT. How do I add this in to the query?

I've tried this but doesn't work:

SELECT admitdate
FROM (SELECT DISTINCT lastname, firstname, middleinitial, address1,
address2, city, state, zip, age, gender from gpresults)
WHERE age>='18' and serviceline not in ('4TH','4E','4W')
and financialclass not in ('Z','X') and age not in
('1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','0')
and (CAST (ADMITDATE AS DATETIME) >= DATEDIFF(day, 60, GETDATE()))
ORDER BY zip

This has to be simple but I do not know the syntax to accomplish
this.

Thanks

Re: Trying to add a NON-DISTINCT field to a DISTINCT record set in a query.

Sylwester Lewandowski
3/12/2007 6:55:53 PM

Check something like that:

SELECT lastname, firstname, middleinitial, address1,address2,city,
state, zip, age, gender, admitdate
FROM gpresults
WHERE age>='18' and serviceline not in ('4TH','4E','4W')
and financialclass not in ('Z','X') and age not in
('1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','0')
and (CAST (ADMITDATE AS DATETIME) >= DATEDIFF(day, 60, GETDATE()))
GROUP BY lastname, firstname, middleinitial, address1,address2,city,
state, zip, age, gender
ORDER BY zip

I wonder if it solves the problem.

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Re: Trying to add a NON-DISTINCT field to a DISTINCT record set in a query.

M A Srinivas
3/14/2007 1:40:45 AM

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Why can't you add admitdate in distinct . If admitdates are different
they will show
as two entries . I hope this is what you want

SELECT DISTINCT lastname, firstname, middleinitial, address1,
address2, city, state, zip, age, gender,admitdate
FROM gpresults
WHERE age>='18' and serviceline not in ('4TH','4E','4W')
and financialclass not in ('Z','X') and age not in
('1','2','3','4','5','6','7','8','9','0')
and (CAST (ADMITDATE AS DATETIME) >= DATEDIFF(day, 60, GETDATE()))
ORDER BY zip

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