That's right, I should have checked before clicking on Send ;) gerald_clark wrote:
> That should not be DESC. > That will give the max value. > > Joseph Bueno wrote: > > > Erwin Ulreich wrote: > > > > > > > >> I want to code the following in one statement: > >> > >> select min(field1) from table1; > >> $res=result of the query > >> select * from table1 where field1=$res; > >> > >> does anyone know? > >> > >> > > > > select * from table1 order by field1 desc limit 1 > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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