sql select from multiple records only the most recent
Try using a subselect to find the lowest ID for each name, and use that set of IDs to pull the records from the main table:
SELECT ID, Name, ValueFROM customer_ageWHERE ID IN( SELECT MIN(ID) AS ID FROM customer_age GROUP BY Name)
Just select the first record for each name using cross apply:
SELECT ca.ID, ca.NAME, ca.VALUEFROM customer_age cCROSS APPLY (SELECT TOP 1 ID, NAME, VALUE FROM customer_age ca WHERE ca.NAME = c.NAME ORDER BY ID) caORDER BY ca.ID
How about using window functions??
SELECT Id, Name, ValueFROM ( SELECT Id, Name, Value, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY Name ORDER BY Id ASC) AS rowNum FROM customer_age) AS subWHERE rowNum = 1