Jeff,
Then do it with 2 queries,
SELECT @d := MAX( datestamp )
FROM table2
WHERE parentID = X;
SELECT *
FROM table2
WHERE parentID = X AND datestamp=@d;
PB
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Jeff McKeon wrote:
>Thanks all but I don't have a mysql version high enough for subqueries.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Jeff
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Peter Brawley [mailto:peter.brawley@stripped]
>>Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 4:01 PM
>>To: Jeff McKeon
>>Cc: mysql@stripped
>>Subject: Re: Query question
>>
>>
>>Jeff,
>>
>>Something like ...
>>
>>SELECT *
>>FROM table2 AS a
>>WHERE datestamp = (
>> SELECT MAX( b.datestamp )
>> FROM table2 AS b
>> WHERE a.parentID = b.parentID
>>);
>>
>>PB
>>
>>-----
>>
>>
>>Jeff McKeon wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>I have a table that contains records that link back to a
>>>
>>>
>>main talbe in
>>
>>
>>>a many to one configuration linked by table1.id = table2.parentid
>>>
>>>Table1 (one)
>>>Table2 (many)
>>>
>>>I want to pull the latest records from table2 for each
>>>
>>>
>>record in table1
>>
>>
>>>where certain criteria applie.
>>>
>>>So, if record 100 in table1 links to 5 corresponding records
>>>
>>>
>>in table2,
>>
>>
>>>I want to pull the latest record from table2 where table2.parentid =
>>>100 and table2.user not like 'john'
>>>
>>>There is a datestamp field in table2.
>>>
>>>I just can't figure out how to do this.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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