Hello count has only one argument, try: postgres=# select * from fooa; a | b ----+---- 10 | 20 (1 row) postgres=# select count(distinct a,b) from fooa; ERROR: function count(integer, integer) does not exist LINE 1: select count(distinct a,b) from fooa; ^ HINT: No function matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit type casts. postgres=# select count(distinct (a,b)) from fooa; count ------- 1 (1 row) regards Pavel Stehule 2008/12/26 Ivan Sergio Borgonovo <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > I noticed that starting from 8.2 the documentation at > http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.2/interactive/sql-expressions.html > say that multiple distinct expressions are supported > > aggregate_name (DISTINCT expression [, expression] ) > > While previous docs just listed one: > > aggregate_name (DISTINCT expression) > > Still I'm using 8.3 and > > select count(distinct c1, c2) from table1; > > report: > > No function matches the given name and argument types. You might > need to add explicit type casts. > > What should I write in spite of? > > select count(distinct c1, c2) from table1; > > -- > Ivan Sergio Borgonovo > http://www.webthatworks.it > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general > -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general