Dear Eldon,
> record for each device ID without retrieving them all to find the most
> recent name?
SELECT * FROM my_table WHERE ID = LAST_INSERT_ID(ID)
Check: http://www.mysql.com/doc/M/i/Miscellaneous_functions.html
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From: "Eldon Ziegler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2001 1:24 PM
Subject: SELECT to get last entry
> I have a table that includes a device ID (indexed) and the name of the
> device with multiple records ordered over time. How can I retrieve the
last
> record for each device ID without retrieving them all to find the most
> recent name?
>
> Eldon Ziegler
> ProAtion Systems
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.proation.com
>
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