Uhm, 3? Didn't you wrote 5? If you want just 3 do this: SELECT name,date FROM dates ORDER BY date LIMIT 0,3
regars, Jan ----- Original Message ----- From: "saraswathy saras" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 8:12 AM Subject: query problem > hi everyboby, > > 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. > > query,database,sql > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
