Re: An issue with max() and order by ... limit 1 in postgresql8.3-beta3

zxo102 ouyang <zxo102(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> I am using postgresql 8.3-beta3. I have a table 'test' with three fields:

I'm guessing you mean 8.4-beta3, right?

> Any suggestions for the best way to get maximum data value and corresponding
> "time" for each group of sid in my case?

Based on your data:

test=*# select * from test;
sid | data | date
-----+------+---------------------
1 | 1.1 | 2009-09-01 01:00:00
1 | 2.1 | 2010-01-01 01:00:20
2 | 3.1 | 2009-09-01 01:00:10
2 | 0.1 | 2010-01-01 01:00:30
(4 Zeilen)

Try:

Zeit: 0,227 ms
test=*# select distinct on (sid) sid, data, date from test order by sid, data desc, date;
sid | data | date
-----+------+---------------------
1 | 2.1 | 2010-01-01 01:00:20
2 | 3.1 | 2009-09-01 01:00:10
(2 Zeilen)

Andreas
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