query for selecting max id from table

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i have table :user
field are:
id
name
email
password

i have to select name from this table where id is maximum.
i have try this ,but give error.

SqlCommand cmd1 = new SqlCommand("select name from user_login  where id=max(id)" , cnn);

Posted 8-Jan-13 22:13pm

4 solutions

Instead of this

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select name from user_login  where id=max(id)

try this

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select name from user_login  where id=(select max(id) from user_login )

Posted 8-Jan-13 22:22pm

v2

try this query;

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Select Top 1 name from user_login Order By id desc

Posted 8-Jan-13 22:23pm

Updated 8-Jan-13 22:24pm

v2

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select top 1 name from user_login
order by id desc

Posted 8-Jan-13 22:22pm

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CPallini · Accepted Answer · 2013-01-08T22:19:00

Quote:
"select name from user_login where id=max(id)"

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select name from user_login where id = (select max(id) from user_login)

Posted 8-Jan-13 22:19pm