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Date Questions
- Thread starter sophie123
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traditional SQL:
select max(datecol)
from tab
where datecol < (select max(datecol) from tab)
OLAP-function:
select datecol
from tab
qualify rank() over (order by datecol desc) = 2
if datecol is not unique:
select datecol
from (select distinct datecol from tab) dt
qualify rank() over (order by datecol desc) = 2
Dieter
select max(datecol)
from tab
where datecol < (select max(datecol) from tab)
OLAP-function:
select datecol
from tab
qualify rank() over (order by datecol desc) = 2
if datecol is not unique:
select datecol
from (select distinct datecol from tab) dt
qualify rank() over (order by datecol desc) = 2
Dieter
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