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Select all unique collumn entries in mysql

Hi all

Can anyone tell me how you can query mysql for all unique entries into
a particular table collumn. Ive checked the manual but had no luck!

Kind regards

marc

May 30 '06 #1
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monomaniac21 wrote:
Hi all

Can anyone tell me how you can query mysql for all unique entries into
a particular table collumn. Ive checked the manual but had no luck!

Kind regards

marc


Hi,

I don't know mySQL too well, but every DB that understands SQL should have a
modifier named DISTINCT.
SELECT DISTINCT firstname FROM tblpeople;

Regards,
Erwin Moller
May 30 '06 #2

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