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Re: [OT] SQL question



Mark Hetherington wrote:

>
>This should do it:
>
>SELECT DISTINCT ON (Parent) Parent,Date,Comment FROM child ORDER BY
Date
>DESC
>
>It will basically sort all rows by date then select only the first row
(i.e.
>the most recent entry). DESC is to ensure that we get the latest date
at the
>top of the resulting table since SQL defaults to ASC.
>
Mark - what database is SELECT DISTINCT ON in ? SQL Server doesn't  like
it, and SQL Server Books Online says the options are ALLDISTINCT ...... :(

Doogie



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