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Re: Baffling SQL failure in Oracle - anyone explain?

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 18:06:03 +0200
Message-ID: <ah6sf19bv09eim654adirfieif3nintd6g@4ax.com> 





On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 16:14:49 +0100, Paul <paul_at_see.my.sig.com> wrote:



>Now, I can't for the life of me figure out why this query is failing

>in Oracle - I think that it's perfectly reasonable to sort on a column

>that one isn't selecting on. 




I don't agree. It is pretty useless to order on sal when you don't
display the sal. Oracle agrees with me.


Oracle != Sqlserver and whatever toy products are available .


--
Sybrand Bakker, Senior Oracle DBA


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