Re: Help retrieving lastest record

Get an SQL book.

select * from basket
where date=(select max(date) where fruit='Apples)
and fruit='Apples';

On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Steve Meynell wrote:

> Ok what I am trying to do is select out of the database the latest
> record meeting a certain criteria.
>
> Example:
>
> Number | Fruit | Date
> 15 Apples July 20, 1999
> 20 Oranges June 7, 2000
> 13 Pears Jan 31, 2000
> 17 Apples April 10, 1999
> Now what I need to do is select the oranges out because the date is the
> latest one, something like:
>
> select * from basket where max(date);
> This would yield me:
> 20 Oranges June 7, 2000
>
> I know this doesn't work but I need something like it.
> or something like
>
> select * from basket where max(date) and fruit='Apples';
> This would yield me:
> 15 Apples July 20, 1999
>
> Thank you in advance,
>
>
> --
> Steve Meynell
> Candata Systems
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