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SELECT TOP 2 * FROM table order by Exportdate desc
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SELECT TOP 2 * FROM table order by Exportdate desc

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I have a table in sql with 3 columns.<br />
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File# &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Status &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exportdate<br />
1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1-Jul<br />
1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;s &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9-Jul<br />
1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11-Jul<br />
1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;f &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13-Jul<br />
1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;g &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15-Jul<br />
1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;h &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10-Aug<br />
1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;j &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20-Aug<br />
2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;f &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2-Jul<br />
2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11-Jul<br />
2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;s &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;31-Jul<br />
2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9-Aug<br />
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I want the status of the file having last date.<br />
for eg the output of the query should be<br />
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File# &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Status &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ExportDate<br />
1 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;j &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20-Aug<br />
2 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;d &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9-Aug<br />

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I have a table in sql with 3 columns.

File#	Status	Exportdate
1	a	1-Jul
1	s	9-Jul
1	d	11-Jul
1	f	13-Jul
1	g	15-Jul
1	h	10-Aug
1	j	20-Aug
2	f	2-Jul
2	a	11-Jul
2	s	31-Jul
2	d	9-Aug


I want the status of the file having last date.
for eg the output of the query should be

File#	Status	ExportDate
1	j	20-Aug
2	d	9-Aug


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