In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "J S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> and I need to check the last date each user logged on to the proxy in > the last 3 months. > In my database, there is a table for the users: mysql> desc user_table; > +-------+------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ > | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | > +-------+------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ > | ID | int(10) unsigned | | MUL | NULL | auto_increment | > | uid | varchar(10) | | PRI | | | > +-------+------------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+ > 2 rows in set (0.00 sec) > and a table (tYYMMDD) for each days log: mysql> desc t20041209; > +--------------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ > | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | > +--------------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ > | uid | int(10) unsigned | | MUL | 0 | | > | time | timestamp(14) | YES | | NULL | | > | ip | int(10) unsigned | | MUL | 0 | | > | urlid | int(10) unsigned | | MUL | 0 | | > | timetaken | smallint(5) unsigned | YES | | 0 | | > | cs_size | int(10) unsigned | YES | MUL | 0 | | > | sc_size | int(10) unsigned | YES | MUL | 0 | | > | method_ID | tinyint(3) unsigned | | | 0 | | > | action_ID | tinyint(3) unsigned | | | 0 | | > | virus_ID | tinyint(3) unsigned | | | 0 | | > | useragent_ID | smallint(5) unsigned | | MUL | 0 | | > +--------------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ > 11 rows in set (0.00 sec) > The time column here gives the actual time the user logged on, but I > would be happy just to know the date (which I could get from the table > name if the user's uid was present in there). > Could anyone help me to write an SQL query to do this please? Create a MERGE table over all the logs for at least the last three months, and then proceed as described in the manual under "The Rows Holding the Group-wise Maximum of a Certain Field". -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]