How to select rows that are the max for each subcategory?

From: "Kynn Jones" <kynnjo(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "pgsql-general General" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: How to select rows that are the max for each subcategory?
Date: 2008-09-25 18:01:17
Message-ID: c2350ba40809251101y81de3f8qb0e5daafeaad240f@mail.gmail.com
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Suppose I have a table T that has, among its columns, the fields X and Y,
where Y is an integer, and multiple rows with the same value of X are
possible. I want to select the rows corresponding to the greatest values of
Y for each value of X. E.g. suppose that T is
X Y Z
a 1 eenie
a 3 meenie
a 2 miny
b 4 moe
b 0 catch

...the result of the desired query would be

a 3 meenie
b 4 moe

TIA!

Kynnjo

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