Question

How do I select a column with the latest “datetime” data type, in Visual Web Developer 2008, ASP.NET 3.5 ?

In the config data source dialog my WHERE options are greater than cookie, control, etc… but I would like to select where the datetime is the latest in the table.
(Select row from table where datetime is last updated….)

Thank You.

EDIT –
This will be for a specific user in the table, i.e.

Select row in table from specific current userid WHERE the row was his latest updated entry.

Answer 1

Could you select top 1 and sort by the column descending e.g.

select top 1 ...
from MyTable
where User = @theUser
order by DateColumn desc

edit– added in the where clause for user

that should get you a single row with the latest date from the table…i’massuming this table gets something written to it each time a user does ‘something’…so you can grab what they last did…