SQL
SQL MOC
The DISTINCT command removes duplicated data rows from a SELECT query
SELECT DISTINCT field FROM tablename;
Example
| customerId | firstName | lastName | address | city | country |
|---|
| 1 | Ursa | Vasquez | P.O. Box 878, 8416 Nullam St. | Worcester | United States |
| 2 | Quyn | Meyer | P.O. Box 670, 7155 Tincidunt St. | Price | Canada |
| 3 | Orli | Klein | 4981 Gravida St. | Barrow-in-Furness | United Kingdom |
| 4 | Tallulah | Hines | 6279 Pellentesque Street | Omaha | United States |
| 5 | Joel | Ross | P.O. Box 842, 4634 Egestas Avenue | Clovenfords | United Kingdom |
| 6 | Charlotte | Ramos | 794-1654 A Rd. | Akron | United States |
| 7 | Dennis | Avery | P.O. Box 506, 4804 Molestie Avenue | Matlock | United Kingdom |
| 8 | Igor | Malone | 6627 Porttitor Rd. | Irvine | United Kingdom |
| 9 | Connor | Witt | 5979 Vel St. | Tain | United Kingdom |
| 10 | Karen | Marquez | Ap 524-1173 Metus. Road | Annapolis Royal | Canada |
Without DISTINCT
SELECT country FROM customers;
| country |
|---|
| United States |
| Canada |
| United Kingdom |
| United States |
| United Kingdom |
| United States |
| United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom |
| United Kingdom |
| Canada |
With DISTINCT
SELECT DISTINCT country FROM customers;
| country |
|---|
| United States |
| Canada |
| United Kingdom |