Sort on Output of Query (With Distinct) Results into ORA-904 on "DISTINCT"
(Doc ID 1627585.1)
Last updated on FEBRUARY 26, 2019
Applies to:
Oracle SQL Developer - Version 4.0 and laterOracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
The query "select distinct deptno, d.* from dept d" produces correct output in SQL Worksheet.
However, when sorting the "query output" by clicking on a column header, the following error occurs:
ORA-00904: "DISTINCT": invalid identifier
00904. 00000 - "%s: invalid identifier"
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Cause
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