This doesn't seem to be making sure that the "newest" commentid is the result... Seems to be random.
At 09:11 AM 10/6/2003 -0400, you wrote:
try
select commentid, commentref from comments ORDER by commentref ,commentid DESC;
> -----Original Message----- > From: Cummings, Shawn (GNAPs) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 2:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: sorting/grouping > > > > > I have a very simple table. > > commentid, commentref (each field is an INT) > > Each record is a comment... commentid is the ID (each new record is a > higher #).. and the commentref field if the "story" the > comment refers to. > > I want to be able to list the stories in order from "most > recent comment" > onward. > > I've tried > > select commentid, commentref from comments GROUP BY > commentref ORDER by > commentid DESC; > > However, the results are NOT showing me the stories in order > from most > active comments onward... Maybe too much soda and sugar - > but any thoughts? > > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
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