* saraswathy saras > How to select latest 3 days records from the table according to the > latests date. > The data is like this:- > > name date > a 02-03-01 > b 02-03-15 > c 02-03-20 > d 02-03-20 > e 02-04-28 > f 02-04-28 > g 02-04-30 > > The result should be like this:- > > name date > g 02-04-30 > f 02-04-28 > e 02-04-28 > c 02-03-20 > d 02-03-20 > > > Is it possible.Please help me.
Yes, use ORDER BY ... DESC and LIMIT: SELECT * FROM table ORDER BY date_field DESC LIMIT 3 <URL: http://www.mysql.com/doc/S/E/SELECT.html > -- Roger --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
