sql-server-ce

I've got this SQL query: SELECT Foo, Bar, SUM(Values) AS Sum FROM SomeTable GROUP BY Foo, Bar ORDER BY Foo DESC, Sum DESC This results in an output similar to this: 47 1 100 47 0 10 47 2 10 46 0 100 46 1 10 46 2 10 44 0 2 I'd like to have only the first row per Foo and ignore the rest. 47 1 100 46 0 100 44 0 2 How do I do that? declare @sometable table ( foo int, bar int, value int ) insert into @sometable values (47, 1, 100) insert into @sometable values (47, 0, 10) insert into @sometable values (47, 2, 10) insert into @sometable values (46, 0, 100) insert into @sometable values (46, 1, 10)

I want to extend a WPF application with database functionality. Which database engine would you suggest and why? SQLite, SQL CE, other? John Rennemeyer Depending on the applications use, I would recommend using SQL Lite because it doesn't require you to install any other software (SQL CE or Express, etc. usually would require a separate install). A list of the most important benefits for SQL Lite from the provider link at the bottom of this post: SQLite is a small C library that implements a self-contained, embeddable, zero-configuration SQL database engine. Features include: Zero