RE: QUERY

["Pytel, Alexei" <pytela1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You can request DISTINCT records in SQL.
But an index is required for this to work. If no existing index will
fit, a new one will be created, which can take time.

    Best regards,

          Alexei Pytel



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rajan.Srinivasan@Allfun.com [SMTP:Rajan.Srinivasan@Allfun.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 1998 11:59 PM
> To:   MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject:      QUERY
> 
>   Hello  all,
>                           Could any one please help on this problem.
> 
> Its a  simple  query  report .   By  joining  two  files and
> selecting
> specific  fields from  both  file
> 
> 
> FILE  1
> FILE  2     both   Joined by   OBJECT NAME.
> 
> We generate   a   report    with   OBJECT NAME             OBJECT
> TYPE
> OBJ  LIB        TEXT  DESC         FLAG
> 
> 
> PROBLEM :    We are getting  two  detail lines  whenever   there are
> two
> records for the same  object on the FILE1.
> 
> 
> What we want  to do?.     We want  to  elliminate  the second record
> with
> same informatiion.
> 
> 
> I can able to handle this by  outputing into a datafile, and  write an
> RPG
> program to make the report perfect.
> 
> 
> But is there any way   in  Query/400   or  SQL/400  or  SEQUEL, I can
> handle this problem.?
> 
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
> 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Raj
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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