Question

Status   Time          Handel  Title

---------      ------------     ------       ------------- 
CREATED   2009-10-16 03:37:38+01   902D8   Mozilla Firefox
ACTIVATED 2009-10-16 03:37:38+01  902D8  -?-
ACTIVATED 2009-10-16 03:37:41+01  902D8  -?-
ACTIVATED 2009-10-16 03:37:41+01  E030E  Windows Live Messenger
DESTROYED 2009-10-16 03:37:42+01  E030E  Windows Live Messenger
ACTIVATED 2009-10-16 03:37:42+01  902D8  -?-
DESTROYED 2009-10-16 03:37:53+01  902D8  -?-

I want distinct values on the basis of only “handel column” and “Title column”. For example, Handel: 902D8 and Title: -?- should only appear once

The result of query on above data should be

Status   Time             Handel  Title
---------    ------------          ------  ------------- 
CREATED   2009-10-16 03:37:38+01   902D8   Mozilla Firefox
ACTIVATED 2009-10-16 03:37:38+01  902D8  -?-
ACTIVATED 2009-10-16 03:37:41+01  E030E  Windows Live Messenger

Many Thanks.

Answer 1

select * from table where id in (select min(id) from table group by handle, title)   

OR

select * from table where id in (select max(id) from table group by handle, title)