Hello Richard,
> I have a simple query, and a problem countless people must have had, I just > cannot work it out at the moment, I am new to MySQL; I hope you can help. > > My current statement looking at the manual. > SELECT * FROM contacts WHERE age=MAX(age); > > I started with: > mysql> select * from contacts where age=(select MAX(age) from contacts); > > > In escence I am trying to ascertain the details of the person who is oldest. > > Any suggestions.? Use the ORDER BY clause to show the table's records in inverted age order, then require only the first row: SELECT * FROM contacts ORDER BY age DESC LIMIT 1 Regards, =dn --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
