drop view if exists v1; drop table if exists t1,t4; create table t4 ( pk_col int auto_increment primary key, a1 char(64), a2 char(64), b char(16), c char(16) not null, d char(16), dummy char(64) default ' ' ) engine=innodb; insert into t4 (a1, a2, b, c, d) values ('a','a','a','a111','xy1'),('a','a','a','b111','xy2'),('a','a','a','c111','xy3'),('a','a','a','d111','xy4'), ('a','a','b','e112','xy1'),('a','a','b','f112','xy2'),('a','a','b','g112','xy3'),('a','a','b','h112','xy4'), ('a','b','a','i121','xy1'),('a','b','a','j121','xy2'),('a','b','a','k121','xy3'),('a','b','a','l121','xy4'), ('a','b','b','m122','xy1'),('a','b','b','n122','xy2'),('a','b','b','o122','xy3'),('a','b','b','p122','xy4'), ('b','a','a','a211','xy1'),('b','a','a','b211','xy2'),('b','a','a','c211','xy3'),('b','a','a','d211','xy4'), ('b','a','b','e212','xy1'),('b','a','b','f212','xy2'),('b','a','b','g212','xy3'),('b','a','b','h212','xy4'), ('b','b','a','i221','xy1'),('b','b','a','j221','xy2'),('b','b','a','k221','xy3'),('b','b','a','l221','xy4'), ('b','b','b','m222','xy1'),('b','b','b','n222','xy2'),('b','b','b','o222','xy3'),('b','b','b','p222','xy4'), ('c','a','a','a311','xy1'),('c','a','a','b311','xy2'),('c','a','a','c311','xy3'),('c','a','a','d311','xy4'), ('c','a','b','e312','xy1'),('c','a','b','f312','xy2'),('c','a','b','g312','xy3'),('c','a','b','h312','xy4'), ('c','b','a','i321','xy1'),('c','b','a','j321','xy2'),('c','b','a','k321','xy3'),('c','b','a','l321','xy4'), ('c','b','b','m322','xy1'),('c','b','b','n322','xy2'),('c','b','b','o322','xy3'),('c','b','b','p322','xy4'), ('d','a','a','a411','xy1'),('d','a','a','b411','xy2'),('d','a','a','c411','xy3'),('d','a','a','d411','xy4'), ('d','a','b','e412','xy1'),('d','a','b','f412','xy2'),('d','a','b','g412','xy3'),('d','a','b','h412','xy4'), ('d','b','a','i421','xy1'),('d','b','a','j421','xy2'),('d','b','a','k421','xy3'),('d','b','a','l421','xy4'), ('d','b','b','m422','xy1'),('d','b','b','n422','xy2'),('d','b','b','o422','xy3'),('d','b','b','p422','xy4'), ('a','a','a','a111','xy1'),('a','a','a','b111','xy2'),('a','a','a','c111','xy3'),('a','a','a','d111','xy4'), ('a','a','b','e112','xy1'),('a','a','b','f112','xy2'),('a','a','b','g112','xy3'),('a','a','b','h112','xy4'), ('a','b','a','i121','xy1'),('a','b','a','j121','xy2'),('a','b','a','k121','xy3'),('a','b','a','l121','xy4'), ('a','b','b','m122','xy1'),('a','b','b','n122','xy2'),('a','b','b','o122','xy3'),('a','b','b','p122','xy4'), ('b','a','a','a211','xy1'),('b','a','a','b211','xy2'),('b','a','a','c211','xy3'),('b','a','a','d211','xy4'), ('b','a','b','e212','xy1'),('b','a','b','f212','xy2'),('b','a','b','g212','xy3'),('b','a','b','h212','xy4'), ('b','b','a','i221','xy1'),('b','b','a','j221','xy2'),('b','b','a','k221','xy3'),('b','b','a','l221','xy4'), ('b','b','b','m222','xy1'),('b','b','b','n222','xy2'),('b','b','b','o222','xy3'),('b','b','b','p222','xy4'), ('c','a','a','a311','xy1'),('c','a','a','b311','xy2'),('c','a','a','c311','xy3'),('c','a','a','d311','xy4'), ('c','a','b','e312','xy1'),('c','a','b','f312','xy2'),('c','a','b','g312','xy3'),('c','a','b','h312','xy4'), ('c','b','a','i321','xy1'),('c','b','a','j321','xy2'),('c','b','a','k321','xy3'),('c','b','a','l321','xy4'), ('c','b','b','m322','xy1'),('c','b','b','n322','xy2'),('c','b','b','o322','xy3'),('c','b','b','p322','xy4'), ('d','a','a','a411','xy1'),('d','a','a','b411','xy2'),('d','a','a','c411','xy3'),('d','a','a','d411','xy4'), ('d','a','b','e412','xy1'),('d','a','b','f412','xy2'),('d','a','b','g412','xy3'),('d','a','b','h412','xy4'), ('d','b','a','i421','xy1'),('d','b','a','j421','xy2'),('d','b','a','k421','xy3'),('d','b','a','l421','xy4'), ('d','b','b','m422','xy1'),('d','b','b','n422','xy2'),('d','b','b','o422','xy3'),('d','b','b','p422','xy4'); create index idx12672_0 on t4 (a1); create index idx12672_1 on t4 (a1,a2,b,c); create index idx12672_2 on t4 (a1,a2,b); analyze table t4; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t4 analyze status OK select distinct a1 from t4 where pk_col not in (1,2,3,4); a1 a b c d drop table t4; create table t1 ( a varchar(30), b varchar(30), primary key(a), key(b) ) engine=innodb; select distinct a from t1; a drop table t1; create table t1(a int, key(a)) engine=innodb; insert into t1 values(1); select a, count(a) from t1 group by a with rollup; a count(a) 1 1 NULL 1 drop table t1; create table t1 (f1 int, f2 char(1), primary key(f1,f2)) engine=innodb; insert into t1 values ( 1,"e"),(2,"a"),( 3,"c"),(4,"d"); alter table t1 drop primary key, add primary key (f2, f1); explain select distinct f1 a, f1 b from t1; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 index NULL PRIMARY 5 NULL 4 Using index; Using temporary explain select distinct f1, f2 from t1; id select_type table type possible_keys key key_len ref rows Extra 1 SIMPLE t1 range NULL PRIMARY 5 NULL 3 Using index for group-by; Using temporary drop table t1; create table t1(pk int primary key) engine=innodb; create view v1 as select pk from t1 where pk < 20; insert into t1 values (1), (2), (3), (4); select distinct pk from v1; pk 1 2 3 4 insert into t1 values (5), (6), (7); select distinct pk from v1; pk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 drop view v1; drop table t1; End of 5.1 tests