ORA-01791

Hi All,
I have this sql statement:
Select Distinct EXTRACT(YEAR from A_DATE) from Attendances order by A_Date ASC;
the error:
ORA-01791: not a SELECTed expression

SQL> with attendances as
2 (select add_months(sysdate, level*12 ) a_date
3   from   dual
4   connect by level <= 10
5 )
6 --
7 -- actual query:
8 --
9 select distinct extract(year from a_date) yr
10 from   attendances
11 order by extract(year from a_date) asc;
        YR
      2010
      2011
      2012
      2013
      2014
      2015
      2016
      2017
      2018
      2019
10 rows selected.

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SQL Error: ORA-01791: not a SELECTed expression
01791. 00000 - "not a SELECTed expression"
*Cause:
*Action:
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Raghunadh wrote:
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Does the CONTRACTOR table have it's keys defined in both databases?
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         1
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How can i fix this error? Any help is apprecaited..
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2 order by no1;
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ERROR at line 2:
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Shrinika wrote:
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7 account_status,
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19 middle,
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39 ssn
40 FROM
41 PERSON_ID p,
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47 )
48 )
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4 first,
5 middle,
6 last,
7 account_status,
8 username,
9 last_login,
10 date_added,
11 degree,
12 ssn
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17 mpid,
18 first,
19 middle,
20 last,
21 account_status,
22 username,
23 last_login,
24 date_added,
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26 ssn
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28 (
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30 p.mpid as mpid,
31 UPPER(name_first) as first,
32 UPPER(name_middle_initial) as middle,
33 UPPER(name_last) as last,
34 l.account_status,
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39 ssn
40 FROM
41 PERSON_ID p,
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43 WHERE
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47 )
48 )
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If you are using DISTINCT you must order by one of the columns in the select list, you can't just order on a column from a table.
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ORDER BY ETAso that it uses the resultant column, rather than the source.
Also, your code is wrong...
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('01-dec-2010',
'dd-mon-yyyy'
AND TO_DATE
('10-dec-2010',
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Message was edited by:
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