Ed Leafe wrote: > Even if MySQL allows this behavior, the resulting order will always > be undetermined. The fields are meaningless, so saying that an order > was "explicitly stated" means nothing: the order by happens *after* > the selection. > Hi, Ed!
Yeah, right, I see. But how do I *do* it? <g> If I "group by" other stuff, I don't succeed in retrieving only one of each part. I have tried creating some kind of compound value from the fields to use to determining selection -- I've thought about some kind of subquery -- but it has me stumped (obviously). _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.

