How to get a distinct value from my data set

• skaggs.andrew

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  July 25, 2024 at 2:54 am

  #4439704

  Hi,

  I need help with writing a script that will allow me to pull a distinct value from column A, depending on the value in column B. Here is an example of the data set:

  Column A | Column B

  5000          |   1

  5000          |   1

  5001           |   1

  5001           |   2

  5002          |   2

  5002          |   2

  If we are using this data set above, essentially I am trying to write a script that will provide me with the answer of 5001 because for this, there are both a 1 and a 2 in column B. I thought I could use the ROW_NUMBER ( ) OVER ( [ PARTITION BY ...... but I wasn't able to get this. Maybe I am using it wrong?

  Any suggestions on how to get this?

  Thanks in advance for any help.

• Jeff Moden

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  July 25, 2024 at 5:07 am

  #4439720

  Do a COUNT on both columns using GROUP BY and add a HAVING where the COUNT(*) = 1.

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• Ken McKelvey

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  July 25, 2024 at 12:05 pm

  #4439775

  SELECT ColumnA
  FROM YourTable
  GROUP BY ColumnA
  HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT ColumnB) > 1;

• ScottPletcher

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  July 25, 2024 at 1:41 pm

  #4439813

  SELECT ColumnA

  FROM dbo.your_table

  GROUP BY ColumnA

  HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT ColumnB) = (SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT ColumnB) FROM dbo.your_table)

  ORDER BY ColumnA

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