RE: [GENERAL] No MAX function - Mailing list pgsql-general

On Sat, 6 Feb 1999, Jonny Hinojosa wrote:

// cdmwhere=> SELECT * FROM traplog WHERE millisid=
//         (SELECT MAX(millisid) FROM traplog
//         WHERE esn LIKE '0f:11:19:82:54:35');
// ERROR:  No such function 'max' with the specified attributes
// cdmwhere=>

    What's a millisid?  If it's something obscure, there may not have
been a max() defined for it.

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// -----Original Message-----
// From: dustin sallings [mailto:dustin@spy.net]
// Sent: Saturday, February 06, 1999 2:21 PM
// To: Jonny Hinojosa
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// Subject: RE: [GENERAL] No MAX function
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//
// On Sat, 6 Feb 1999, Jonny Hinojosa wrote:
//
// select * from events
//     where event_id=(select max(event_id) from events);
//
//     That works in my event database.
//
// // SET QUERY_LIMIT TO restricts the number of rows returned.  I want to
// // determine the largest value in a column.  Sorry if my question was
// unclear,
// // I am new to %SQL.
// //
// // Jonny
// //
// // -----Original Message-----
// // From: Neil Burrows [mailto:maillist@remo.demon.co.uk]
// // Sent: Saturday, February 06, 1999 1:51 PM
// // To: Jonny Hinojosa
// // Cc: psql-general@postgresql.org
// // Subject: RE: [GENERAL] No MAX function
// //
// //
// // Hi,
// //
// // I believe there is a patch in "contrib" directory that does this, but if
// you
// // have Postgres 6.4 then have a look at the
// //
// // SET QUERY_LIMIT TO
// //
// // command.
// //
// // Regards,
// //
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// // > From: owner-pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org
// // > [mailto:owner-pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org]On Behalf Of Jonny Hinojosa
// // > Sent: 06 February 1999 19:13
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// // > Subject: [GENERAL] No MAX function
// // >
// // >
// // > Does anyone have a work around for the lack of a MAX function ?  I need
// to
// // > find the last record WHERE a LIKE 'x' AND b LIKE 'y'.
// // >
// // > Jonny Hinojosa
// // > TCA Internet
// // > Jonny@TCA.net
// // > 409.693.8885
// // >
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