Sql Server Max function...................

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I Have a VARCHAR field in DB naming Userid

The value in it like DDP-1,DDP-2,DDP-3 etc

i want to select max from that using SQL QUERY

ie;

from

DDP-1
DDP-2
DDP-3

i need to get 3 from above list as max of that field,

please help me if there is anyway to do it

Posted 16-Feb-11 18:48pm

kishore Rajendran

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Sunasara Imdadhusen 17-Feb-11 1:04am

You need to get only 3 or DDP-3?

Sandeep Mewara 17-Feb-11 1:05am

You have to use functions, split the value and then get it!

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Solution 2

Hope Max()[^] will give you an idea.

Posted 16-Feb-11 19:25pm

Ramalinga Koushik

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select top(1) userid from tablename order by userid desc

Posted 16-Feb-11 19:38pm

satyanarayana p.j

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Sunasara Imdadhusen · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-16T19:07:00

Solution 1

Hi Kishore,

i assume you want only Number. Here is solution

SQL

SELECT REPLACE(MAX(departmentid),'DDP-','') FROM department

Thanks,
Imdadhusen

Posted 16-Feb-11 19:07pm

Sunasara Imdadhusen

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Sunasara Imdadhusen 17-Feb-11 1:16am

This will return only 3