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Asked: June 6, 20262026-06-06T02:38:52+00:00 2026-06-06T02:38:52+00:00

I would like to write a query that returns a single date value, that

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I would like to write a query that returns a single date value, that value being whichever of two columns is the most recent.

So if I have a table with values a, b, date1, date2 I want something like:

SELECT a, b, (Greater of date1 and date2) as date FROM...

Is this possible?

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    2026-06-06T02:38:54+00:00Added an answer on June 6, 2026 at 2:38 am

    You can use the GREATEST function .

    SELECT a, b, GREATEST(date1,date2) as date FROM...
    
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