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sqlnewbie77
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 Posted - 2011-05-28 : 13:36:28
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| Need to write a SQL query that finds the most popular season from example table:ID | RespondentName | FavoriteSeason1 | John | Summer2 | Jane | Summer3 | Mark | Fall4 | Paul | Winter5 | Jeff | SpringNeeds to calculate the "favorite" and return JUST the name of the season |
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nigelrivett
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2011-05-28 : 13:53:51
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| select top 1 FavouriteSeason, count(*)from tblgroup by FavouriteSeasonorder by count(*) desc==========================================Cursors are useful if you don't know sql.SSIS can be used in a similar way.Beer is not cold and it isn't fizzy. |
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sqlnewbie77
Starting Member
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Posted - 2011-05-28 : 14:03:04
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| Thanks!! worked great!! |
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Tricky sql select problem