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07.23.2008 at 03:56PM PDT, ID: 23590489
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Why does this query produce an error?

Asked by Flashbiter in MySQL Server, SQL Query Syntax

This one is really simple folks. I don't have a lot of SQL knowledge, so could you please tell me why this SQL query results in a syntax error? Basically it's a table of bids a user can make for items. Each item has a unique position, but new bids are made every week. What I want is to get a list that tells me for each position the highest bid for that position in a particular week. MySQL seems to have some trouble with the "WHERE" part of the query.Start Free Trial 
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SELECT *,MAX(bid_amount) AS max_bid FROM `bids` WHERE (starting = '2008-07-28 00:00:00') GROUP BY position
[+][-]07.23.2008 at 05:13PM PDT, ID: 22075098

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[+][-]07.23.2008 at 05:26PM PDT, ID: 22075181

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[+][-]07.23.2008 at 11:15PM PDT, ID: 22076446

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[+][-]07.23.2008 at 11:38PM PDT, ID: 22076539

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[+][-]07.23.2008 at 11:46PM PDT, ID: 22076562

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