Re: problem to count (distinct number)

hi,there,

I don't see the problem except extra space, try:
SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT data) FROM media;

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On 17 Jan 2001, Mikael Hedin wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have a table with a column (int4), and I want to know how many
> different numbers there are. In an example book I saw the query
>
> SELECT COUNT (DISTINCT data ) FROM media;
>
> by then I get
>
> ERROR: parser: parse error at or near "distinct"
>
> Is the query in error or does PostgreSQL not support this? How do I
> then get the number of distinct data from my table?
>
> TIA,
>
> Micce
>
>
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