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From: "Rick Hillegas (JIRA)" <derby-dev@db.apache.org>
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Subject: [jira] Commented: (DERBY-504) SELECT DISTINCT returns duplicates when
 selecting from subselects
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    [ http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-504?page=comments#action_12320834 ] 

Rick Hillegas commented on DERBY-504:
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Looks great. Derball passes. Ready for a committer to check in.

> SELECT DISTINCT returns duplicates when selecting from subselects
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
>
>          Key: DERBY-504
>          URL: http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-504
>      Project: Derby
>         Type: Bug
>   Components: SQL
>     Versions: 10.2.0.0
>  Environment: Latest development sources (SVN revision 232227), Sun JDK 1.5, Solaris/x86
>     Reporter: Knut Anders Hatlen
>     Assignee: Knut Anders Hatlen
>     Priority: Minor
>  Attachments: DERBY-504.diff, DERBY-504.stat, DERBY-504_b.diff, DERBY-504_b.stat, DERBY-504_c-CRLF.diff, DERBY-504_c-CRLF.diff, DERBY-504_c.diff, DERBY-504_c.stat
>
> When one performs a select distinct on a table generated by a subselect, there sometimes are duplicates in the result. The following example shows the problem:
> ij> CREATE TABLE names (id INT PRIMARY KEY, name VARCHAR(10));
> 0 rows inserted/updated/deleted
> ij> INSERT INTO names (id, name) VALUES
>        (1, 'Anna'), (2, 'Ben'), (3, 'Carl'),
>        (4, 'Carl'), (5, 'Ben'), (6, 'Anna');
> 6 rows inserted/updated/deleted
> ij> SELECT DISTINCT(name) FROM (SELECT name, id FROM names) AS n;
> NAME      
> ----------
> Anna      
> Ben       
> Carl      
> Carl      
> Ben       
> Anna      
> Six names are returned, although only three names should have been returned.
> When the result is explicitly sorted (using ORDER BY) or the id column is removed from the subselect, the query returns three names as expected:
> ij> SELECT DISTINCT(name) FROM (SELECT name, id FROM names) AS n ORDER BY name;
> NAME      
> ----------
> Anna      
> Ben       
> Carl      
> 3 rows selected
> ij> SELECT DISTINCT(name) FROM (SELECT name FROM names) AS n;
> NAME      
> ----------
> Anna      
> Ben       
> Carl      
> 3 rows selected

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