Re: Simple Top N question

On Wed, 10 Nov 1999 17:00:39 GMT, you wrote:

>Try this format:
>
>select cust, min(ordnum), max(quantity)
>from tbl
>group by cust;
>
>finds the Max quantity per customer,
>lists the lowest (or could be max) order number.
>

nope - that find the max qty / customer and the min ordnum / customer (the min's and max's are computed independent of eachother)...

That will give you (probably) an ordnum that goes with a different quantity (from different rows).....

I posted a couple of different queries to get these answers...

>Robert Proffitt
>Beckman Coulter
>
>
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Opinions are mine and do not necessarily reflect those of Oracle Corporation Received on Wed Nov 10 1999 - 12:36:25 CST