T-SQL: Selecting Column Based on MAX(Other Column)

Question

I\'m hoping there\'s a simple way to do this without using a sub-query:

Scenario: You have \"TableA\" with columns \"Key\", \"SubKey\", and \"Value\". I need to ge

Answer 1

If you'll always want just one row for one key value rather than the answer for many keys at once, all the join stuff is useless overbuilding. Just use the TOP 1 query OMG Ponies already gave you.