Returns the largest value of the selected column.
Sql Syntax
SELECT MAX(column name)
FROM table_name;
Script:
--first lets drop the table Test (if she exists, if not skip the drop line).
Drop table test;
create table test (id int,name varchar(20),email varchar(20),salary int ,de char(2));
--insert values into table
insert into test values (1,'Eve','[email protected]',1500,'HR');
insert into test values (2,'Jon','[email protected]',2500,'AD');
insert into test values (3,'Mike','[email protected]',3000,'AD');
insert into test values (4,'Paul','[email protected]',3200,'HR');
insert into test values (5,'Mary','[email protected]',1800,'IT');
insert into test values (6,'Jane','[email protected]',2200,'IT');
SQLselect * from test ;
ID NAME EMAIL SALARY DE
---------- -------------------- -------------------- ---------- -- --------
1 Eve [email protected] 1500 HR
2 Jon [email protected] 2500 AD
3 Mike [email protected] 3000 AD
4 Paul [email protected] 3200 HR
5 Mary [email protected] 1800 IT
6 Jane [email protected] 2200 IT
Example:
-we will select the bigger salary we have in our table .SQLselect max(salary) from test;
MAX(SALARY)
-----------
3200