[SQL] the best way to get the topest 3 record in every group

Hi, There is a table like : << itemNo supplier purchaseDate Price Qty << Please provide an idea if I want to get the latest 3 puchase records for each item and supplier. Thank you in advance. jack ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' th

Re: [SQL] the best way to get the topest 3 record in every group

> There is a table like : > << > itemNo > supplier > purchaseDate > Price > Qty > << > Please provide an idea if I want to get the latest 3 puchase records for > each item and supplier. Thank you in advance. select * from table_name where supplier=value order by purchaseDate desc limit 3 ??? -