Taking the record with the max date

Question

Let\'s assume I extract some set of data.

i.e.

SELECT A, date
FROM table

I want just the record with the max date (for each value o

Answer 1

Justin Cave answer is the best, but if you want antoher option, try this:

select A,col_date
from (select A,col_date
    from tablename 
      order by col_date desc)
      where rownum<2