Select a value based on sequence number

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Select a value based on sequence number

adonetok

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August 9, 2018 at 9:10 am

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There is a table in which there are two columns, sequesenum and color.
The data like below
Seq---Color
1-------Red
2-------Yellow
...
120----Green
How to code to always select a max Seq color?
For example, the result above should be "Green"

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Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 1

adonetok - Thursday, August 9, 2018 9:10 AM
There is a table in which there are two columns, sequesenum and color.
The data like below
Seq---Color
1-------Red
2-------Yellow
...
120----Green
How to code to always select a max Seq color?
For example, the result above should be "Green"

What have you tried? This seems to be a simple interview or homework question.

Luis C.
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laurie-789651 SSCertifiable Points: 7680 More actions · Answer 2

Try

SELECT Color FROM mytable WHERE Seq = (SELECT MAX(Seq) FROM mytable)

adonetok SSCrazy Eights Points: 8395 More actions · Answer 3

adonetok

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August 9, 2018 at 11:36 am

#2001108

Thank you, laurie-789651.
It works.

Luis Cazares SSC Guru Points: 183706 More actions · Answer 4

laurie-789651 - Thursday, August 9, 2018 9:44 AM
Try
SELECT Color FROM mytable WHERE Seq = (SELECT MAX(Seq) FROM mytable)

That involves reading the table more than once, which is not needed.

Luis C.
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Joe Torre SSChampion Points: 10248 More actions · Answer 5


DECLARE @t table
   ( Id int IDENTITY
   , HtmlName varchar(40)
   , HexCode char(7)
   , DecimalRGB varchar(13)
   );
INSERT @t VALUES
    ('Black','#000000', '(0,0,0)')
   ,('White','#FFFFFF', '-255255255')
   ,('Red','#FF0000', '(255,0,0)')
   ,('Lime','#00FF00', '(0,255,0)')
   ,('Blue','#0000FF', '(0,0,255)')
   ,('Yellow','#FFFF00', '(255,255,0)')
   ,('Cyan / Aqua','#00FFFF', '(0,255,255)')
   ,('Magenta / Fuchsia','#FF00FF', '(255,0,255)')
   ,('Silver','#C0C0C0', '-192192192')
   ,('Gray','#808080', '-128128128')
   ,('Maroon','#800000', '(128,0,0)')
   ,('Olive','#808000', '(128,128,0)')
   ,('Green','#008000', '(0,128,0)')
   ,('Purple','#800080', '(128,0,128)')
   ,('Teal','#008080', '(0,128,128)')
   ,('Navy','#000080', '(0,0,128)')
   ,('maroon','#800000', '(128,0,0)')
   ,('dark red','#8B0000', '(139,0,0)')
   ,('brown','#A52A2A', '(165,42,42)')
   ,('firebrick','#B22222', '(178,34,34)')
   ,('crimson','#DC143C', '(220,20,60)')
   ,('red','#FF0000', '(255,0,0)')
   ,('tomato','#FF6347', '(255,99,71)')
   ,('coral','#FF7F50', '(255,127,80)')
   ,('indian red','#CD5C5C', '(205,92,92)')
   ,('light coral','#F08080', '-240128128')
   ,('dark salmon','#E9967A', '-233150122')
   ,('salmon','#FA8072', '-250128114')
   ,('light salmon','#FFA07A', '-255160122')
   ,('orange red','#FF4500', '(255,69,0)')
   ,('dark orange','#FF8C00', '(255,140,0)')
   ,('orange','#FFA500', '(255,165,0)')
   ,('gold','#FFD700', '(255,215,0)')
   ,('dark golden rod','#B8860B', '(184,134,11)')
   ,('golden rod','#DAA520', '(218,165,32)')
   ,('pale golden rod','#EEE8AA', '-238232170')
   ,('dark khaki','#BDB76B', '-189183107')
   ,('khaki','#F0E68C', '-240230140')
   ,('olive','#808000', '(128,128,0)')
   ,('yellow','#FFFF00', '(255,255,0)')
   ,('yellow green','#9ACD32', '(154,205,50)')
   ,('dark olive green','#556B2F', '(85,107,47)')
   ,('olive drab','#6B8E23', '(107,142,35)')
   ,('lawn green','#7CFC00', '(124,252,0)')
   ,('chart reuse','#7FFF00', '(127,255,0)')
   ,('green yellow','#ADFF2F', '(173,255,47)')
   ,('dark green','#006400', '(0,100,0)')
   ,('green','#008000', '(0,128,0)')
   ,('forest green','#228B22', '(34,139,34)')
   ,('lime','#00FF00', '(0,255,0)')
   ,('lime green','#32CD32', '(50,205,50)')
   ,('light green','#90EE90', '-144238144')
   ,('pale green','#98FB98', '-152251152')
   ,('dark sea green','#8FBC8F', '-143188143')
   ,('medium spring green','#00FA9A', '(0,250,154)')
   ,('spring green','#00FF7F', '(0,255,127)')
   ,('sea green','#2E8B57', '(46,139,87)')
   ,('medium aqua marine','#66CDAA', '-102205170')
   ,('medium sea green','#3CB371', '-60179113')
   ,('light sea green','#20B2AA', '-32178170')
   ,('dark slate gray','#2F4F4F', '(47,79,79)')
   ,('teal','#008080', '(0,128,128)')
   ,('dark cyan','#008B8B', '(0,139,139)')
   ,('aqua','#00FFFF', '(0,255,255)')
   ,('cyan','#00FFFF', '(0,255,255)')
   ,('light cyan','#E0FFFF', '-224255255')
   ,('dark turquoise','#00CED1', '(0,206,209)')
   ,('turquoise','#40E0D0', '-64224208')
   ,('medium turquoise','#48D1CC', '-72209204')
   ,('pale turquoise','#AFEEEE', '-175238238')
   ,('aqua marine','#7FFFD4', '-127255212')
   ,('powder blue','#B0E0E6', '-176224230')
   ,('cadet blue','#5F9EA0', '-95158160')
   ,('steel blue','#4682B4', '-70130180')
   ,('corn flower blue','#6495ED', '-100149237')
   ,('deep sky blue','#00BFFF', '(0,191,255)')
   ,('dodger blue','#1E90FF', '-30144255')
   ,('light blue','#ADD8E6', '-173216230')
   ,('sky blue','#87CEEB', '-135206235')
   ,('light sky blue','#87CEFA', '-135206250')
   ,('midnight blue','#191970', '(25,25,112)')
   ,('navy','#000080', '(0,0,128)')
   ,('dark blue','#00008B', '(0,0,139)')
   ,('medium blue','#0000CD', '(0,0,205)')
   ,('blue','#0000FF', '(0,0,255)')
   ,('royal blue','#4169E1', '-65105225')
   ,('blue violet','#8A2BE2', '(138,43,226)')
   ,('indigo','#4B0082', '(75,0,130)')
   ,('dark slate blue','#483D8B', '(72,61,139)')
   ,('slate blue','#6A5ACD', '(106,90,205)')
   ,('medium slate blue','#7B68EE', '-123104238')
   ,('medium purple','#9370DB', '-147112219')
   ,('dark magenta','#8B008B', '(139,0,139)')
   ,('dark violet','#9400D3', '(148,0,211)')
   ,('dark orchid','#9932CC', '(153,50,204)')
   ,('medium orchid','#BA55D3', '(186,85,211)')
   ,('purple','#800080', '(128,0,128)')
   ,('thistle','#D8BFD8', '-216191216')
   ,('plum','#DDA0DD', '-221160221')
   ,('violet','#EE82EE', '-238130238')
   ,('magenta / fuchsia','#FF00FF', '(255,0,255)')
   ,('orchid','#DA70D6', '-218112214')
   ,('medium violet red','#C71585', '(199,21,133)')
   ,('pale violet red','#DB7093', '-219112147')
   ,('deep pink','#FF1493', '(255,20,147)')
   ,('hot pink','#FF69B4', '-255105180')
   ,('light pink','#FFB6C1', '-255182193')
   ,('pink','#FFC0CB', '-255192203')
   ,('antique white','#FAEBD7', '-250235215')
   ,('beige','#F5F5DC', '-245245220')
   ,('bisque','#FFE4C4', '-255228196')
   ,('blanched almond','#FFEBCD', '-255235205')
   ,('wheat','#F5DEB3', '-245222179')
   ,('corn silk','#FFF8DC', '-255248220')
   ,('lemon chiffon','#FFFACD', '-255250205')
   ,('light golden rod yellow','#FAFAD2', '-250250210')
   ,('light yellow','#FFFFE0', '-255255224')
   ,('saddle brown','#8B4513', '(139,69,19)')
   ,('sienna','#A0522D', '(160,82,45)')
   ,('chocolate','#D2691E', '(210,105,30)')
   ,('peru','#CD853F', '(205,133,63)')
   ,('sandy brown','#F4A460', '(244,164,96)')
   ,('burly wood','#DEB887', '-222184135')
   ,('tan','#D2B48C', '-210180140')
   ,('rosy brown','#BC8F8F', '-188143143')
   ,('moccasin','#FFE4B5', '-255228181')
   ,('navajo white','#FFDEAD', '-255222173')
   ,('peach puff','#FFDAB9', '-255218185')
   ,('misty rose','#FFE4E1', '-255228225')
   ,('lavender blush','#FFF0F5', '-255240245')
   ,('linen','#FAF0E6', '-250240230')
   ,('old lace','#FDF5E6', '-253245230')
   ,('papaya whip','#FFEFD5', '-255239213')
   ,('sea shell','#FFF5EE', '-255245238')
   ,('mint cream','#F5FFFA', '-245255250')
   ,('slate gray','#708090', '-112128144')
   ,('light slate gray','#778899', '-119136153')
   ,('light steel blue','#B0C4DE', '-176196222')
   ,('lavender','#E6E6FA', '-230230250')
   ,('floral white','#FFFAF0', '-255250240')
   ,('alice blue','#F0F8FF', '-240248255')
   ,('ghost white','#F8F8FF', '-248248255')
   ,('honeydew','#F0FFF0', '-240255240')
   ,('ivory','#FFFFF0', '-255255240')
   ,('azure','#F0FFFF', '-240255255')
   ,('snow','#FFFAFA', '-255250250')
   ,('black','#000000', '(0,0,0)')
   ,('dim gray / dim grey','#696969', '-105105105')
   ,('gray / grey','#808080', '-128128128')
   ,('dark gray / dark grey','#A9A9A9', '-169169169')
   ,('silver','#C0C0C0', '-192192192')
   ,('light gray / light grey','#D3D3D3', '-211211211')
   ,('gainsboro','#DCDCDC', '-220220220')
   ,('white smoke','#F5F5F5', '-245245245')
   ,('white','#FFFFFF', '-255255255');

WITH findMaxColor AS
(SELECT Id
, HtmlName
, HexCode
, DecimalRGB
, Row_Number() OVER
(ORDER BY id DESC) rn
FROM @t
)
SELECT findMaxColor.Id
, findMaxColor.HtmlName
, findMaxColor.HexCode
, findMaxColor.DecimalRGB
FROM findMaxColor
WHERE rn = 1;

Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182915 More actions · Answer 6

Joe, you missed out the benefits of a clustered index, speeds up the query many times!
😎

First change:
DECLARE @t table ( Id int IDENTITY(1,1) PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED , HtmlName varchar(40) , HexCode char(7) , DecimalRGB varchar(13) );

And then we can simply do
SELECT TOP(1) T.Id ,T.HtmlName ,T.HexCode ,T.DecimalRGB FROM @t T ORDER BY T.Id DESC;

dave.chintan.m SSC Enthusiast Points: 176 More actions · Answer 7

adonetok - Thursday, August 9, 2018 9:10 AM
There is a table in which there are two columns, sequesenum and color.
The data like below
Seq---Color
1-------Red
2-------Yellow
...
120----Green
How to code to always select a max Seq color?
For example, the result above should be "Green"

You can use either of the below options

Select * from Employee where EmpID = (Select MAX(EmpID) from Employee)

Select top 1 * from Employee order by EmpID DESC