On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 15:37:10 -0500,
  Jodi Kanter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a query that produces results similar to this:
> 
> run#      rd_pk      group#
> 0            9209      5  
> 1            9209      8
> 0            9520      2
> 1            9520      5
> 0            9520   etc....
> 0            8652
> 1            8652
> 2            8652
> 0            8895  
> 1            8894
> 
> Ultimately I want to know the group number for EACH rd_pk with the 
> highest run number. Can this be done in one query? Or will I need to 
> code with a loop?
> Thanks

You can do this using the postgres distinct on extension.
The query would look something like:
select distinct on (rd_pk) run, rd_pk, group from table_name
  order by run desc;

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