Thread: Min values?

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> I don't seem to grasp the anwser on this problem. I've got a table
with poi=
> nts, place_id's and distance between points and place_id. I want to
select =
> the points and place_id with smallest distance. I've tried statemeants
like=
>  this but with no results that I like:
>
> Select points, place_id, distance from table
> group by points, place_id, distance
> having points=3D (select points from table having distance =3D (select
min(=
> distance) from table)
>
> The only result I'm getting is the min value of distance. I want to
have th=
> e points, place_id with distance =3D min(distance). Any suggestions?
>
Why not

Select points, place_id, distance from table
WHERE distance =3D (select min( distance) from table) ;

Regards, Christoph