It is a hack, but when someone wants you to do something in a way different from the norm, aren't they asking for a hack?
SQL Server does something like select top (1) from .... I am thinking this is NOT a SQL-99 standard. -Aaron On 6/1/06, Yasir Malik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> select max(date_sent) from table; > would equal > select date_sent from broadcast_history order by date_sent DESC limit 1; > That sounds like a hack. Is limit a SQL-99 standard? Is there are another way to do this? Sorry to take over your topic, Collin. Thanks, Yasir
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