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mnttr
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9 Posts

Posted - 2002-09-09 : 07:46:26
how can get the "select distinct" result when the table has a text field

just like :
select distinct * from tablename


dsdeming

479 Posts

Posted - 2002-09-09 : 08:15:02
You can exclude the text column from the column list. Or you can try converting the text column on the fly:

create table #a( a int, b text )

insert into #a select 1, 'barney'
insert into #a select 1, 'fife'
select distinct a, cast( b as varchar( 8000 )) from #a

drop table #a

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