find latest date from database

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i want to find latest date from the database. there is 20 dates in my date column. but i want to find date which is latest(newer) from all other dates in database. so how can i do ?

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Mitesh

Posted 6-May-12 19:56pm

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Kim Togo · Answer 1 · 2012-05-06T20:04:00

Solution 1

You can use the T-SQL function MAX[^]

SQL

SELECT MAX(mdate) FROM mtbl

Posted 6-May-12 20:04pm

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[no name] 7-May-12 2:36am

thanks....

akee seth · Answer 2 · 2012-05-06T20:21:00

Solution 2

You can use max() http://sqlforeverydb.blogspot.in/2012/04/sql-max-function-mysql.html[^]

eg: SELECT MAX(your date column) FROM yourTableName;

Posted 6-May-12 20:21pm

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[no name] 7-May-12 2:36am

thankss...

Ravinder_Verma · Answer 3 · 2012-05-06T21:01:00

Solution 3

You can execute the following SQL Command:

SELECT MAX(NameOfTheDateFieldColumn) FROM NameOfTheDatabaseColumn;

Posted 6-May-12 21:01pm

Ravinder_Verma