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Click here to copy the following block -- To print only the first value in a group of duplicates -- akin to 'suppress if duplicated' option for fields in various reporting tools SELECT CASE WHEN (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM pubs..authors a2           WHERE a2.au_lname <= a1.au_lname and a2.au_fname <= a1.au_fname and            a2.state = a1.state) = 1       THEN a1.State     ELSE ''     END as "State Field Header",     a1.au_lname, a1.au_fname, a1.state FROM pubs..authors a1 ORDER BY a1.state, a1.au_lname, a1.au_fname

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