SELECT INT(MAX(VAL(LEFT(code,2)))) AS MaxCode FROM mytable

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>Table1 has only one field as
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>code c(7)
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>data in table is as follows
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>1
>11
>1101
>1102
>1103
>12
>1201
>13
>1301
>1304
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>How to findout max code in 2 digits starting with 1
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>The answer is 13
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>Please help