PRB: Documentation for GROUP BY Clause Is Incorrect

Last reviewed: April 28, 1997
Article ID: Q89826

The information in this article applies to:

  - Microsoft SQL Server version 4.2 for OS/2
  - Microsoft SQL Server version 4.2

SYMPTOMS

Page 232 of the Microsoft SQL Server version 4.2 "Language Reference" incorrectly states the following:

   A table can be grouped by any combination of columns--that is,
   groups can be nested within each other. Note that you cannot
   group by a column heading; you must use a column name, an
   expression, or a number representing the position of the item in
   the select list.

This statement is incorrect when it says that a number can be used in the GROUP BY clause to represent the field in the select list. A number can be used only in an ORDER BY clause, not a GROUP BY.

Additional query words: Transact-SQL Lang Ref documentation error Windows
NT
Keywords : kbother SSrvDoc_Err SSrvWinNT
Version : 4.2 | 4.2
Platform : OS/2 Windows
Issue type : kbdocerr

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Last reviewed: April 28, 1997
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