Hello all,
First, my apologies if this question already exists. I have looked, but haven't found my particular problem discussed.
Current raw data:
JOE RED 10 MAY 2001
JOE BLUE 10 JUN 2001
JOE GREEN 10 JUL 2001
FRANK RED 10 JUN 2001
FRANK GREEN 10 JUL 2001
FRANK BLUE 10 AUG 2001
FRED GREEN 10 MAY 2002
FRED BLUE 10 JUN 2002
FRED RED 10 JUL 2002
The information I need returned:
JOE GREEN 10 JUL 2001
FRANK RED 10 AUG 2001
FRED RED 10 JUL 2002
(The name, color, and date are in 3 separate columns named "NAME", "COLOR", "DATE".)
As you can see above, I need the row returned of the most current instance (based on the most current date) for each person.
Thanks to everyone who has taken a look at my problem.
-Andrew
First, my apologies if this question already exists. I have looked, but haven't found my particular problem discussed.
Current raw data:
JOE RED 10 MAY 2001
JOE BLUE 10 JUN 2001
JOE GREEN 10 JUL 2001
FRANK RED 10 JUN 2001
FRANK GREEN 10 JUL 2001
FRANK BLUE 10 AUG 2001
FRED GREEN 10 MAY 2002
FRED BLUE 10 JUN 2002
FRED RED 10 JUL 2002
The information I need returned:
JOE GREEN 10 JUL 2001
FRANK RED 10 AUG 2001
FRED RED 10 JUL 2002
(The name, color, and date are in 3 separate columns named "NAME", "COLOR", "DATE".)
As you can see above, I need the row returned of the most current instance (based on the most current date) for each person.
Thanks to everyone who has taken a look at my problem.
-Andrew