Question

I have a SELECT statement like this:

SELECT 
T1.COD,
T1.NAME, 
(SELECT MAX(T2.DATA)
  FROM dbo.TAB2 T2
  WHERE T2.COD = T1.COD) AS ENDDATA
FROM dbo.TAB1 AS T1 WITH (NOLOCK) 

Is there an alternative to use SUBQUERY? Is it possible to use JOIN?

I have to find a more efficient solution to run this query.

Thank you very much.

Answer 1

Yes, you can use JOIN:

SELECT 
   T1.COD,
   T1.NAME, 
   MAX(T2.DATA) AS ENDDATA
FROM dbo.TAB1 AS T1 WITH (NOLOCK) 
JOIN dbo.TAB2 T2 WITH (NOLOCK) -- Assumed
  ON T2.COD = T1.COD
GROUP BY
   T1.COD,
   T1.NAME