SQL/mysql - Select distinct/UNIQUE but return all columns?

Question

SELECT DISTINCT field1, field2, field3, ......   FROM table

I am trying to accomplish the following sql statement but I want it to return all colum

Answer 1

For SQL Server you can use the dense_rank and additional windowing functions to get all rows AND columns with duplicated values on specified columns. Here is an example...

with t as (
    select col1 = 'a', col2 = 'b', col3 = 'c', other = 'r1' union all
    select col1 = 'c', col2 = 'b', col3 = 'a', other = 'r2' union all
    select col1 = 'a', col2 = 'b', col3 = 'c', other = 'r3' union all
    select col1 = 'a', col2 = 'b', col3 = 'c', other = 'r4' union all
    select col1 = 'c', col2 = 'b', col3 = 'a', other = 'r5' union all
    select col1 = 'a', col2 = 'a', col3 = 'a', other = 'r6'
), tdr as (
    select 
        *, 
        total_dr_rows = count(*) over(partition by dr)
    from (
        select 
            *, 
            dr = dense_rank() over(order by col1, col2, col3),
            dr_rn = row_number() over(partition by col1, col2, col3 order by other)
        from 
            t
    ) x
)

select * from tdr where total_dr_rows > 1

This is taking a row count for each distinct combination of col1, col2, and col3.