Eric Guesdon wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I’m a new user on this list as well as Mysql. > > I use it with coldfusion > > My first problem is the following : > > I have a table where I created a timestamp column named > date_creation > > When I try to execute this sql syntax it doesn’t work ! > > select fname, lname, date_creation > from tb_person > where date_creation = (select max(date_creation) from tb_person) > > I know subselect is limited but what are alternatives > solutions ? > > Thanks > > Sorry for my English > > Eric >
Hi, You should try: select fname, lname, date_creation from tb_person order by date_creation desc limit 1; and look at : http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/ANSI_diff_Sub-selects.html for other examples. Regards, Joseph Bueno --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
