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   A SQL Question   
   15 Jan 04 01:54:02   
   
   From: sraisdana@l3technology.com   
      
   A SQL question   
      
   Hi Everybody,   
   Imagine I have a file with 7 records   
   and two fields with these data:   
      
   Record1--Field1=1--Field2=10:45pm   
   Record2--Field1=1--Field2=10:46pm   
   Record3--Field1=2--Field2=10:47pm   
   Record4--Field1=2--Field2=10:48pm   
   Record5--Field1=2--Field2=10:49pm   
   Record6--Field1=1--Field2=10:50pm   
   Record7--Field1=1--Field2=10:51pm   
      
   How can I write a SQL to give me   
   Records 2,5 and 7, fields 1 and 2?   
      
   I mean I sort records base on field 2 then   
   for each change on field1, I need one record   
   that can be max or min of field2,   
   I couldn't use group by because group by consider   
   all record with field1 value of 1 one group but   
   I need one record for each changes on record1,   
      
   Thank you in advance - Sasan   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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