it returns nill now or nuthing and it is very very very slow Stijn Vanroye wrote: > a schreef: > > this doesnt work > > > > SELECT DISTINCT on link *, rank(ts_vec, to_tsquery('default', $qtxt)) > > FROM feed_entry WHE RE ts_vec @@ to_tsquery('default', $qtxt) ORDER > > BY rank(ts_vec, to_tsquery('default', $qtxt)) DESC LIMIT 5 OFFSET 0 > > > > can you tell me how to get the DISTINCT elements in LINK > > thanks > > Just place your distinct fields between (). > > example syntax: > SELECT DISTINCT ON (field1, field2, fieldn) field1, field4 > in your case: > SELECT DISTINCT ON (link) *, rank[...] > > Do remember that if you select different fields than the ones you use in > the distinct, the results may not always be what you want. > > e.g.: > > suppose you have this data loaded in the a table: > > id field1 field2 > -- ------ ------ > 1 foo fooble > 2 bar barble > 3 foo wobble > 4 woo wibble > 5 foo bobble > > > if you "select distinct on (field1) *" which of the records with foo in > field1 is going to be returned 1, 3 or 5? I believe this doesn't > nescescarily has to be the same value each time.