SQL: Select maximum value for each unique key?

Question

Sorry, I\'m not sure how to phrase that and I\'m really not very good with SQL. The db engine i SQL Server Compact. I currently have this query:

SELECT *
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Answer 1

Will work with SQL Server 2005+:

WITH maxHits AS(
  SELECT s.threadid,
         MAX(s.hitcount) 'maxhits'
    FROM SAMPLES s
    JOIN CALLERS c ON c.threadid = s.threadid AND c.calleeid != s.functionid
GROUP BY s.threadid
)
SELECT t.*
  FROM SAMPLES t
  JOIN CALLERS c ON c.threadid = t.threadid AND c.calleeid != t.functionid
  JOIN maxHits mh ON mh.threadid = t.threadid AND mh.maxhits = t.hitcount

Work on any database:

SELECT t.*
  FROM SAMPLES t
  JOIN CALLERS c ON c.threadid = t.threadid AND c.calleeid != t.functionid
  JOIN (SELECT s.threadid,
               MAX(s.hitcount) 'maxhits'
          FROM SAMPLES s
          JOIN CALLERS c ON c.threadid = s.threadid AND c.calleeid != s.functionid
      GROUP BY s.threadid) mh ON mh.threadid = t.threadid AND mh.maxhits = t.hitcount