Re: Select the row with the highest value

In article <a2ehvu$vnnv3$1_at_ID-115330.news.dfncis.de>, "Kalamaro" says...
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>Hi. I want to select the row (just one) with the highest value of a given
>column. I mean, if i have the columns "data" and "date", i need to get the
>value of "data" where "date" is the most recent (the highest value of this
>field).
>
>I've tried several ways but they don't work:
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>"select max(date) from table" -> this selects the newest date, but i want to
>get the value of "data", and if i put
>"select data,max(date) from table" it doesn't work
>"select data from table where rownum=1 order by date desc" -> returns a bad
>value, not the last
>
> thanks
>
>

select data from t where date = ( select max(date) from t);

or in 8i and up, you can also use:

select data
  from ( select data from t order by date DESC )  where rownum = 1;

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