How do I combine 2 select statements into one?

Question

I am a noob when it comes to SQL syntax.

I have a table with lots of rows and columns of course :P Lets say it looks like this:

      AAA BBB CCC DD         


        

Answer 1

I think that's what you're looking for:

SELECT CASE WHEN BoolField05 = 1 THEN Status ELSE 'DELETED' END AS MyStatus, t1.*
FROM WorkItems t1
WHERE (TextField01, TimeStamp) IN(
  SELECT TextField01, MAX(TimeStamp)
  FROM WorkItems t2
  GROUP BY t2.TextField01
  )
AND TimeStamp > '2009-02-12 18:00:00'

If you're in Oracle or in MS SQL 2005 and above, then you could do:

SELECT *
FROM (
  SELECT CASE WHEN BoolField05 = 1 THEN Status ELSE 'DELETED' END AS MyStatus, t1.*,
     ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY TextField01 ORDER BY TimeStamp DESC) AS rn
  FROM WorkItems t1
) to
WHERE rn = 1

, it's more efficient.