mysql> describe mytable; +-------+----------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +-------+----------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | id | int(11) | YES | | NULL | | | keyq | int(11) | YES | | NULL | | | name | char(20) | YES | | NULL | | | dateq | date | YES | | NULL | | +-------+----------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 4 rows in set (0.00 sec)
select name,max(dateq) from mytable group by name; -----Original Message----- From: P.Agenbag [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 1:36 PM To: mysql Subject: SQL help plz Hi I need help with an sql string: have a table similar to this: id key name date 1 123 name1 date1 2 123 name1 date2 3 111 name2 date1 4 111 name2 date2 5 123 name1 date3 Now, I need sql to report the following result: name1 date3 name2 date2 thus, report all the names in the table but only the ones with the latest date. The sql MUST use the key to compare the different rows with each other and NOT the name, as the name is prone to spelling errors (ok, the key as well, but it's easier to make a typo with letters than with digits and I already have a couple of entries where the names of the entries are different. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
