UPDATE tablename SET status = 'approved' WHERE SKU = #URL.SKU# AND statusWhen = (SELECT MAX(statusWhen) FROM tablename)
i think that should do it... (to answer the actual question, I'm not sure if the MAX() function will work as you originally asked) On 6/12/06, Chad Gray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How would I write the SQL to update a record that has the most recent date? > > Say I want to change the status field to "Approved" where the date is the > most recent and SKU = 12345 > > Will the Max function work in the Where section of the SQL or is there > another function to use to find the most recent date? > > UPDATE table > SET STATUS = 'approved', > WHERE SKU = #URL.SKU# AND MAX(StatusWhen) > > > Thanks, > Chad > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:243198 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54