How to get max number in a column?

Question

I\'m been trying to find a example of how to get a max number in a column.What I want to do is, find the MAX number of a column in a TABLE_A, points(column). I want to output th

Answer 1

sql have a max and min function to get the maximum and minimum values for a column.You can use max function to get it like below.

select max(point) from TABLE_A

Answer 2

you can do like below

select max(points) from TABLE_A

for getting second max number you can do like below

select max(point) as secondmax from TABLE_A where point<(select max(point) from TABLE_A)

Answer 3

You can do something like this to get the top X from your query and then output them accordingly

<cfquery name="maxQuery">
SELECT TOP 2 points
FROM table_a
ORDER BY points DESC
</cfquery>

<cfoutput query="maxQuery">
  #maxQuery.currentRow# - #maxQuery.points#<br>
</cfoutput>