Re: sub query

>
> > Hi I have this problem, when I try to run this query:
> >
> > SELECT MAX(d), host_position FROM (SELECT host_position,
> > COUNT(host_position) as d FROM sss_host GROUP BY host_position) as
e;
> >
> > am getting and ERROR: Attribute e.host_position must be GROUPed or
> used in
> > an aggregate function.
> >
> > Please to advice what could be the problem and how can I rewrite it
to
> work
> > thanks in advance.
> >
> As the error message says: e.host_position must be GROUPed
>
> so (supposing you want a one row result showing the maximum count)
>
> SELECT MAX(e.d), e.host_position FROM (SELECT host_position,
> COUNT(host_position) as d FROM sss_host GROUP BY host_position) as e
> GROUP BY e.host_position ORDER BY 1 LIMIT 1;
>
> should match your intentions.
>
Just thought about another (less complex) way:

SELECT COUNT(host_position), host_position FROM
sss_host GROUP BY host_position ORDER BY 1 DESC LIMIT 1;

Regards, Christoph