2011/5/16 Sukuchha Shrestha <sukuchha@xxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Pavel,
> Thanks for your code. I am using postgresql 8.3 so dont have unnest function
> in my postgresql. But i found equivalend code for unnest in internet.
> Afterwards i tried your code, and it worked Â!!
> Thanks for the help ! you saved me from being a dead man.
> Sukuchha
nice to help you
:)
Regards
Pavel
> ________________________________
> Von: Pavel Stehule <pavel.stehule@xxxxxxxxx>
> An: Sukuchha Shrestha <sukuchha@xxxxxxxx>
> CC: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Gesendet: Montag, den 16. Mai 2011, 15:06:14 Uhr
> Betreff: Re: Remove Duplicate Words from a field
>
> Hello
>
> 2011/5/16 Sukuchha Shrestha <sukuchha@xxxxxxxx>:
>> Dear All,
>> I am new to Postgresql. I have a field with lots of Âdublicate words and i
>> want to remove any dublicate word from that field.
>> For example, if i have a field with a string " one, one, two, two, three",
>> how would i get " one, two, three" only ?
>> Any help is much apprecieated !
>> Sukuchha
>
>
> postgres=# CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION uniq_worlds(text)
> RETURNS text AS $$
> SELECT array_to_string(ARRAY(SELECT DISTINCT trim(x) FROM
> unnest(string_to_array($1,',')) x),', ')
> $$ LANGUAGE sql;
> CREATE FUNCTION
> Time: 14.281 ms
> postgres=# SELECT uniq_worlds('one, two, three, one');
> Â uniq_worlds
> âââââââââââââââââ
> three, two, one
> (1 row)
>
> Time: 0.817 ms
>
> Regards
>
> Pavel Stehule
>
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