How about
SELECT @last:=MAX(Date + 0) from stat;
Eyal Rif wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a table with the format of :
>
> char(20),int(7),char(32)
>
> the "Date char(20)" contents in actually a number(seconds since 1970) -
>
> I want to use a "select" query that will give the max value according to
> number value of that column.
>
> select @last:=MAX(Date) from stat1;
>
> What I need to know is how to convert a string to a number on a select
> statement.
>
> Any help/reference will be appreciated
>
> Thanks,
>
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