-- -- SELECT_DISTINCT_ON -- SELECT DISTINCT ON (string4) string4, two, ten FROM tmp ORDER BY string4 using <, two using >, ten using <; -- this will fail due to conflict of ordering requirements SELECT DISTINCT ON (string4, ten) string4, two, ten FROM tmp ORDER BY string4 using <, two using <, ten using <; SELECT DISTINCT ON (string4, ten) string4, ten, two FROM tmp ORDER BY string4 using <, ten using >, two using <; -- bug #5049: early 8.4.x chokes on volatile DISTINCT ON clauses select distinct on (1) floor(random()) as r, f1 from int4_tbl order by 1,2;