>>>The first one is invalid so the second one wins.
>>>You should always run tests to see which one is faster in your circumstances.
>>>
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>>I see that I forgot to include (in my message here) the ON condition in my first query.
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>>I do hope that the second SQL Select wins since I like it better (I don't like to have MAX() for every field I am selecting).
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>Yes, I would start with the second one and only if it would be too slow than I would try another one.
Thank you, Sergey. By the way, did you look at the correction of my second subquery posted by Bob Flanagan? Was his subquery a better approach?
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