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sql_chaser
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 Posted - 2014-12-12 : 16:14:18
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| Please let me know if there are any function to get the greatest date value in row in 2008. I have around 20-30 date fields to compare in row.Thanks a lot for all the help |
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ScottPletcher
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Posted - 2014-12-12 : 16:36:05
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| No, there are no built-in functions to do that.Probably the easiest and most efficient way would be to use a CROSS APPLY containing MAX() against a pseudo-table loaded with a multi-value VALUES clause. |
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sql_chaser
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Posted - 2014-12-12 : 16:37:10
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| Thanks a lot...I tried this little code and looks like it's working :SELECT t.colA , t.colB , ( SELECT MAX(RowVals) AS MaxRowVals FROM ( VALUES ( colA), ( colB) ) AS t1 ( RowVals ) ) AS RowMax FROM #table AS t |
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Greatest Date from a Row