cphite (4/17/2015)
Sean Lange (4/17/2015)
Please note that the query in the apply from cphites excellent solution is using TOP 1 but it also needs to have an order by so you know which row is going to be returned.DOH!
Yeah, I forgot to... er, I mean, I was um... just testing the OP to see if he'd catch that... Yeah, that's it!
It is an easy thing to miss. No biggie and an easy fix too. 😀
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