What SQL query returns the row with the most recent Date and Time (Column B and C) for each unique Column A?

What SQL query returns the row wi开发者_如何转开发th the most recent Date and Time (Column B and C) for each unique Column A?

If C is actually a datetime column with date and time information set, you can do:

select a, max(c)
  from table
 group by a;

If B is a date column and C is a time column, then you need:

select a, max(convert(varchar(15), b) + ' ' + convert(varchar(15), c))
  from table
 group by a;

When I do:

select convert(varchar, getdate())

I get "Nov 19 2010 5:17PM", which doesn't help when finding the max().
I would spell out the style even if your database default doesn't have this problem. Something like:

select x.a,
cast(max(convert(varchar, x.b, 112)+' '+
convert(varchar, x.c, 108) as Datetime)) 
as maxDateTime
from table x
group by x.a

This produces "2010-11-19 17:20:29.000"

I know you are using Date type and Time type, but same idea.