Try, SELECT * FROM job_log_2004 ORDER BY JobID DESC LIMIT 1. This is
simpler than your sub select method and probably faster. Sub selects
don't work in MySQL 4.x so if you are not using a newer beta build that
is probably why it fails.
John A. McCaskey
-Original Message-
From: James
Think you want:
Select max(job_id)
from job_log_2004
I'm trying to select the last record (row) in a db. I'm trying with a
select:
Select * from job_log_2004 where job_log_2004.JobID = (select
max(job_log_2004.JobID) from job_log_2004) and it fails. The part about
select max works and
John M,
Thanks for the solution, gave me exactly what I was looking for.
Thanks,
James
-Original Message-
From: John McCaskey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 3:54 PM
To: James; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Last Record Pulling my hair out :D
Try, SELECT
