Hence the reason for the TOP 1 modifier in the select statment On Nov 19, 2007 9:14 AM, James Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 'cause each record in the main table can have many in the stock table and I > only want one result with the most recent cost. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: C. Hatton Humphrey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 19 November 2007 12:31 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: MSSQL Aggregate Functions > > Why does this need an aggregate? > > SELECT TOP 1 m.Title, s.Cost > FROM Main m INNER JOIN Stock S ON > s.Product_id = m.ProductID > WHERE 1=1 (your condition) > ORDER BY s.UpdateDate DESC > > On Nov 19, 2007 7:12 AM, James Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying to select the most recent cost price for a product, the simple > > solution would seem to be... > > > > SELECT m.Title, LAST(s.cost) AS Cost > > FROM main m > > JOIN stock s ON (s.ProductID = m.ProductID) > > WHERE some conditions > > > > However the LAST aggregate function seems not to be supported in MSSQL > 2000 > > and I don't fancy and upgrade to 2005 just to get this one function. > > > > Any better ideas anyone? > > > > -- > > Jay > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.0/1137 - Release Date: > 18/11/2007 > > 17:15 > > > > > > > > > > > >
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