Re: [php] most recent row from table
| From: | Andrew Ballard | Date: | Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:29:20 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: [php] most recent row from table | ||
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On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Paul M Foster <paulf@quillandmouse.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 11:58:07AM -0400, Bastien Koert wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 11:49 AM, HELP! <izoduwa@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > how do you select the most recent row from sql table if the date are stored
>> > this format date('Y-m-d H:i:s') e.g (2009-06-02 10:10:30)
>> >
>> > i have tried select top 1 from table where id = xx
>> > any solution
>> > --
>> > www.bemycandy.com
>> >
>>
>>
>> select top 1 from table where id = xx order by date_field desc
>
> What database(s) support a "TOP" clause in SELECT statements?
>
> Paul
>
> --
> Paul M. Foster
Microsoft SQL Server. It's not as flexible as MySQL's LIMIT statement, though.
Andrew