Re: Is there something like FETCH FIRST 3 ROWS ONLY but I need FETCH LAST ROW

Hi Darryl
Need some things clarified
Why is MAX not a solution in this case - especially when you then say
The test is on the max of date and time, (2 fields).

What is the LAST record - the last record entered based upon the max date
and time?

You will need to combine BOTH of these fields and create a timestamp -
that way you will need to get the record with the latest timestamp



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Subject: Is there something like FETCH FIRST 3 ROWS ONLY but I need FETCH
LAST ROW

I am using a SELECT to retrieve a value from a table. For some records,
there are more than 1 results.

Is it possible to do a SELECT to get the last occurrence of a value
without need to define dynamic SQL and read all records until I get the
last record?

Using MAX is not a solution in this case.

The test is on the max of date and time, (2 fields).

This is a V7.1 system.

TIA

Darryl Freinkel.
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