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lah3233

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Jul 15, 2003
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Is there anyway in a SQL query to display the most recent fields submitted based on a datetime field? If so what is the proper syntax?

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select top 5 *
from table2
order by timestamp

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J. Kusch
 
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Sorry ... for the last 5 you need the DESC clause too

select top 5 *
from test
order by dateme desc

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