Selecting table row with latest date

From: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com>
Cc: "pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Selecting table row with latest date
Date: 2021-08-19 14:49:16
Message-ID: CAKFQuwbWpHGBrMvo4jPQKBxKQm9bSRNZTtr5-Sq8V-PHrymhrQ@mail.gmail.com
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On Thursday, August 19, 2021, Rich Shepard <rshepard(at)appl-ecosys(dot)com> wrote:

> On Thu, 19 Aug 2021, Rich Shepard wrote:
>
> Please point me to the proper place in the docs where I can learn how to do
>> this.
>>
>
> If I use DISTINCT ON would this produce the most recent date for each
> person_nbr?
>

Yes, I mis-read your request and thought you wanted the most recent per
contact. Frankly, the single most recent is too simple that my mind didn’t
register that possibility.

David J.

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