On Tue, October 18, 2011 7:34 am, Henry Drexler wrote:
> perhaps first do a
> select
> count(*) from table
>
> then
>
> select
> *
> from
> table
> limit 1 offset (the result of your count(*) -1)
This would get you a random row of the table. (Just a different random
row than without the offset.)
Easiest solution would be to add a new field to the table, that is an
increasing counter, and take the highest value of that counter.
But I have to ask: What is the actual problem you are trying to solve?
There's probably a better solution than getting the 'last row'.
Daniel T. Staal
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