We have the query below running in a 9.2.0.6 DB
We put the query into a 9208 instance and the Distinct works, looks as
if there's a bug at play

SELECT shift.shiftid
      FROM job, shift, lkshiftmachinestage, operation
      WHERE job.actualstartdt <= shift.todt
       AND job.actualenddt >= shift.fromdt
       AND lkshiftmachinestage.machinestageid =
operation.machinestageid
       AND job.jobid = operation.jobid
       AND lkshiftmachinestage.shiftid = shift.shiftid
       AND shift.shiftid = 24548

And it returns 255 identical numbers. When I put in a distinct

SELECT DISTINCT shift.shiftid
      FROM job, shift, lkshiftmachinestage, operation
      WHERE job.actualstartdt <= shift.todt
       AND job.actualenddt >= shift.fromdt
       AND lkshiftmachinestage.machinestageid =
operation.machinestageid
       AND job.jobid = operation.jobid
       AND lkshiftmachinestage.shiftid = shift.shiftid
       AND shift.shiftid = 24548

I get "no rows found". Even tried making it a subquery

select distinct *

from

(

SELECT shift.shiftid

       FROM job, shift, lkshiftmachinestage, operation

      WHERE job.actualstartdt <= shift.todt

        AND job.actualenddt >= shift.fromdt

        AND lkshiftmachinestage.machinestageid =
operation.machinestageid

        AND job.jobid = operation.jobid

        AND lkshiftmachinestage.shiftid = shift.shiftid

        AND shift.shiftid = 24548

)
And still get nothing :-S


TIA
 Larry
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