Jeff,
> The query I have now:
> 
> SELECT min(datettime), sid FROM logs GROUP by sid;
> 
> This returns the first instance of an sid in the logs table, there
> can be
> many rows in the table for each sid. The problem I have is that I do
> not
> need the SID I just need to group the min(datetime) by it.
The answer to this question is simple:
SELECT min(datetime) as mintime FROM logs GROUP BY sid;
However, I get the impression that your intended problem was more
complicated.  Can you re-explain it?
-Josh
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