RE: [GENERAL] No MAX function

On Sat, 6 Feb 1999, Jonny Hinojosa wrote:

// cdmwhere=> SELECT * FROM traplog WHERE millisid=
// (SELECT MAX(millisid) FROM traplog
// WHERE esn LIKE '0f:11:19:82:54:35');
// ERROR: No such function 'max' with the specified attributes
// cdmwhere=>

What's a millisid? If it's something obscure, there may not have
been a max() defined for it.

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// Sent: Saturday, February 06, 1999 2:21 PM
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// Subject: RE: [GENERAL] No MAX function
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// On Sat, 6 Feb 1999, Jonny Hinojosa wrote:
//
// select * from events
// where event_id=(select max(event_id) from events);
//
// That works in my event database.
//
// // SET QUERY_LIMIT TO restricts the number of rows returned. I want to
// // determine the largest value in a column. Sorry if my question was
// unclear,
// // I am new to %SQL.
// //
// // Jonny
// //
// // -----Original Message-----
// // From: Neil Burrows [mailto:maillist(at)remo(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk]
// // Sent: Saturday, February 06, 1999 1:51 PM
// // To: Jonny Hinojosa
// // Cc: psql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
// // Subject: RE: [GENERAL] No MAX function
// //
// //
// // Hi,
// //
// // I believe there is a patch in "contrib" directory that does this, but if
// you
// // have Postgres 6.4 then have a look at the
// //
// // SET QUERY_LIMIT TO
// //
// // command.
// //
// // Regards,
// //
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// // > [mailto:owner-pgsql-general(at)postgreSQL(dot)org]On Behalf Of Jonny Hinojosa
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// // >
// // >
// // > Does anyone have a work around for the lack of a MAX function ? I need
// to
// // > find the last record WHERE a LIKE 'x' AND b LIKE 'y'.
// // >
// // > Jonny Hinojosa
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