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retrieve the row which has lowest date

 
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onesource
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 11:52 am    Post subject: retrieve the row which has lowest date Reply with quote
Hello,

I want to retrieve a row from table which contains lowest date OUT_DATE (format DATE).

Could any one pls help to write the query?

thanks in advance.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
onesource,

Unless I am missing something isn't it a simple task of using the FETCH FIRST?

Untested sql

Code:

SELECT DATE_COL           
  FROM TABLE
ORDER BY DATE_COL           
FETCH FIRST 1 ROW ONLY   
;     


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PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks a lot.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 1:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Or even select min(date_col) . . . ?
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