There a bit of discussion like this in the user comments of the manual: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/example-Maximum-row.html - Andy
Venelin Arnaoudov wrote: > > I would copy all the records (_email_, max(version)) to a new table, > drop the old one and then rename the new one > > Regards, > Venelin > > Karam Chand wrote: > > >Well that is OK if I have only one email. > > > >What if if I have thousands of users duplicated... > > > >Do I need to write SQL query 1000 times.... > > > >Karam > >--- Jeff McKeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>How bout.... > >> > >>Delete from tablename where email like > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] && ID <> 1 > >> > >>Jeff > >> > >> > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: Karam Chand [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>> > >>> > >>>Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 10:33 AM > >>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Subject: Deleting duplicating records > >>> > >>> > >>>Greetings > >>> > >>>I manage a website wherein i keep track of the > >>> > >>> > >>people > >> > >> > >>>email who have downloaded my software and the > >>> > >>> > >>version > >> > >> > >>>number. > >>> > >>>the structure is like - > >>> > >>>id int auto_increment primary key, > >>>email char, > >>>version > >>> > >>>now the same person can download different version > >>>therfore my table has data like this - > >>> > >>>1,[EMAIL PROTECTED],1.0 > >>>2,[EMAIL PROTECTED],2.0 > >>>3,[EMAIL PROTECTED],3.0 > >>> > >>>Now I want to delete all the records wherein all > >>> > >>> > >>rows > >> > >> > >>>with duplicate email addresses are deleted so that > >>> > >>> > >>i > >> > >> > >>>have data like > >>> > >>>1,[EMAIL PROTECTED],1.0 > >>>... > >>> > >>>What should be the query? Thanks in advance. > >>> > >>>Karam > >>> > >>>__________________________________ > >>>Do you Yahoo!? > >>>Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site > >>> > >>> > >>design > >> > >> > >>>software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > >>> > >>>-- > >>>MySQL General Mailing List > >>>For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > >>>To unsubscribe: > >>>http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?> > >>> > >>> > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>-- > >>MySQL General Mailing List > >>For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > >>To unsubscribe: > >> > >> > >> > >http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > >http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
