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SQL Server 2005 Distinct On One Column

I need to write a query to display distinct values. Here is the scenario:

I have a Store table and a StoreSpecials table. In the Store table I have the following columns StoreID, StoreName, ParentID. In the StoreSpecials table I have the following columns StoreID and SpecialID. The ParentID equals 0 if the store is a prent and equals the ID StoreID of the parent for child stores. In the StoreSpecials table there can be many SpecialIDs for a group of stores. here is some sample data:

Store table
ID      Name         ParentID
287   Safeway   0
343   Safeway   287
526   Safeway   287

StoreSpecials table
StoreID   SpecialID
287         1
287         2
343         1
343         2
343         3
526         1
526         2
526         4

I need a query that displays the distinct SpecialIDs where the distinct SpecialIDs display for the parent instead of the children in the case where the same SpecialID is spread across multiple StoreIDs.

Thanks, Erich Lemke

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Éric Moreau
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can you show a sample of your expected output?
Try This

SELECT distinct Id,SpecialID
FROM Store S INNER JOIN StoreSpecials SS
ON S.Id = SS.StoreId
WHERE S.ParentId = 0
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Based on the sample data above the expected out would be:

StoreID   SpecialID   ParentID
287         1               0
287         2               0
343         3               287
526         4               287
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