Re: Min values?

From: Christoph Haller <ch(at)rodos(dot)fzk(dot)de>
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Cc: jkwast(at)home(dot)nl
Subject: Re: Min values?
Date: 2003-03-18 11:36:40
Message-ID: 3E7704C8.CF2561DF@rodos.fzk.de
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>
> I don't seem to grasp the anwser on this problem. I've got a table
with poi=
> nts, place_id's and distance between points and place_id. I want to
select =
> the points and place_id with smallest distance. I've tried statemeants
like=
> this but with no results that I like:
>
> Select points, place_id, distance from table
> group by points, place_id, distance
> having points=3D (select points from table having distance =3D (select
min(=
> distance) from table)
>
> The only result I'm getting is the min value of distance. I want to
have th=
> e points, place_id with distance =3D min(distance). Any suggestions?
>
Why not

Select points, place_id, distance from table
WHERE distance =3D (select min( distance) from table) ;

Regards, Christoph

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