Обсуждение: last record selection

Can anyone tell me if there is a direct way to SELECT the last record in
the table,
without selecting the whole table and retrieving all rows.

thanx

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Stanislav A. Filippov <safilippov@ualr.edu>
To: <pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 9:27 AM
Subject: [INTERFACES] last record selection


> Can anyone tell me if there is a direct way to SELECT the last record in
> the table,
> without selecting the whole table and retrieving all rows.

I don't know if this can be useful for you:

SELECT * FROM yourtable ORDER BY whatever LIMIT 1


> thanx
> 
> ************
> 


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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Stanislav A. Filippov <safilippov@ualr.edu>
To: <pgsql-interfaces@postgreSQL.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 9:27 AM
Subject: [INTERFACES] last record selection


> Can anyone tell me if there is a direct way to SELECT the last record in
> the table,
> without selecting the whole table and retrieving all rows.

I don't know if this can be useful for you:

SELECT * FROM yourtable ORDER BY whatever LIMIT 1


> thanx
> 
> ************
> 


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