Yes - you must use the subselect. Or, you can set a variable like: select @max := max(movid) from table_name; select * from table_name where movid = @max;
On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 8:34 AM, tech list <bluetm...@gmail.com> wrote: > select * from table_name where movid = max(movid); > > why the sql above can't work? > Shall I use a sub-select instead? > > select * from table_name where movid = (select max(movid) from table_name) > ? > > > Thanks in advance. > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=jlyons4...@gmail.com > > -- Jim Lyons Web developer / Database administrator http://www.weblyons.com
