A simple max(start_time) over (partition by channel) won't work? As for example for dba_objects: SQL> desc dba_objects Name ------------------------------------------- OWNER OBJECT_NAME SUBOBJECT_NAME OBJECT_ID DATA_OBJECT_ID OBJECT_TYPE CREATED LAST_DDL_TIME TIMESTAMP STATUS TEMPORARY GENERATED SECONDARY SQL> ed Wrote file afiedt.buf 1 select substr(OBJECT_NAME, 1, 10), owner, max(created) over (partition by owner) 2* from dba_objects SQL> / SUBSTR(OBJECT_NAME,1,10) OWNER MAX(CREATE ---------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ---------- EXF$JAVAMS EXFSYS 2005.08.30 EXF$ATTRSE EXFSYS 2005.08.30 DUPL_ATTRS EXFSYS 2005.08.30 EMPACCOUNT GINTS 2007.07.24 PROC1 GINTS 2007.07.24 PRC GINTS 2007.07.24 A GINTS 2007.07.24 LB.REGRESS GINTS 2007.07.24 PARODYOFBI GINTS 2007.07.24 BIG GINTS 2007.07.24 Gints Plivna http://www.gplivna.eu 2007/7/24, Remigiusz Sokolowski <rems@xxxxxxxx>:
Problem is simple - I need to get id (and other values by which I can not group) of rows with some maximum value. Below two examples, which do the thing any suppositions to use a "better"/other way to achieve this? some kind of trick with analytic/aggregate function or anything else? thanks in advance Remigiusz --------------------------------------------------------- select r.id, r.wid, r.start_time, b.wid from ( select id, start_time, wid FROM wptv_listings l join ( select channel, max(start_time) stime from wptv_listings WHERE visible='T' AND start_time BETWEEN <date1> AND <date2> group by channel ) m on l.CHANNEL=m.channel and l.START_TIME=m.STIME ) r JOIN wptv_blocks b on r.id=b.id select r.id, r.wid, r.start_time, b.wid from ( select id, start_time, wid, rank() over (partition by channel order by start_time desc) rank1 FROM wptv_listings l WHERE visible='T' AND start_time BETWEEN <date1> AND <date2> ) r JOIN wptv_blocks b on r.id=b.id where r.rank1=1 -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Remigiusz Sokolowski <rems@xxxxxxxx> WP/PTI/DIP/ZAB (+04858) 52 15 770 MySQL v04.x,05.x; Oracle v10.x Zastrzezenie: Niniejsza wiadomosc stanowi jedynie wyraz prywatnych pogladow autora i nie jest w zadnym wypadku zwiazana ze stanowiskiem przedsiebiorstwa Wirtualna Polska S.A. --------------------------------------------------------------------- WIRTUALNA POLSKA SA, ul. Traugutta 115c, 80-226 Gdansk; NIP: 957-07-51-216; Sad Rejonowy Gdansk-Polnoc KRS 0000068548, kapital zakladowy 62.880.024 zlotych (w calosci wplacony) -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l
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