user3102360
user3102360

Reputation: 1

Sql query for distinct values without sorting for a single table?

I have only one database table and i need to get a distinct value without sorting?

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[tblFormsData](
[fieldID] [int] IDENTITY(1,1) NOT NULL,
[fieldName] [varchar](200) NULL,
[fieldValue] [varchar](max) NULL,
[formType] [int] NULL,
[instantID] [varchar](10) NULL,
[dateCreated] [datetime] NULL,
CONSTRAINT [PK_tblFormsData] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED
(
[fieldID] ASC
)WITH (PAD_INDEX = OFF, STATISTICS_NORECOMPUTE = OFF, IGNORE_DUP_KEY = OFF, ALLOW_ROW_LOCKS = ON, ALLOW_PAGE_LOCKS = ON) ON [PRIMARY]
) ON [PRIMARY]

input field name column

---------------------------
Name 
CPR number
Address
Mobile
Name 
CPR number
Address
Mobile

output field name column

----------------------------
Address
CPR Number
Mobile
Name

output i need field name column

--------------------------------
Name
CPR Number
Address
Mobile

Upvotes: 0

Views: 76

Answers (1)

Mikael Eriksson
Mikael Eriksson

Reputation: 139010

select fieldName
from tblFormsData
group by fieldName
order by min(fieldID)

Upvotes: 2

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