Select first record in a One-to-Many relation using left join

Question

I\'m trying to join two tables using a left-join. And the result set has to include only the first record from the \"right\" joined table.

Lets say I have two tables

Answer 1

The highest voted answer does not seem correct to me, and seems overcomplicated. Just group by the code field on table B in your subquery and select the maximum Id per grouping.

SELECT 
    table_a.code,
    table_a.emp_no,
    table_b.city,
    table_b.county
FROM 
    table_a
    LEFT JOIN 
        table_b
        ON table_b.code = table_a.code
        AND table_b.field_that_is_unique IN
            (SELECT MAX(field_that_is_unique)
             FROM table_b
             GROUP BY table_b.code)