Hello,
I have a simple query, and a problem countless people must have had, I just cannot work it out at the moment, I am new to MySQL; I hope you can help. My current statement looking at the manual. SELECT * FROM contacts WHERE age=MAX(age); I started with: mysql> select * from contacts where age=(select MAX(age) from contacts); In escence I am trying to ascertain the details of the person who is oldest. Any suggestions.? Richard --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php