Comments on: SQL SERVER – Introduction to FIRST _VALUE and LAST_VALUE – Analytic Functions Introduced in SQL Server 2012 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/ SQL, SQL Server, MySQL, Big Data and NoSQL Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:04:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mr. Casey http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-484877 Wed, 29 May 2013 15:01:55 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-484877 Would anyone know if there is a way to simulate this function (specifically last) in SQL Server 2008? Thinking along the lines of this… http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/24/sql-server-solution-to-puzzle-simulate-lead-and-lag-without-using-sql-server-2012-analytic-function/

]]> By: Jim http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-482099 Fri, 24 May 2013 21:19:27 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-482099 Would be great to have it produce a table that has the first value and last value in across all rows. Only First value replicated down and last value you have to hunt for it.

]]> By: Casey http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-450415 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:49:09 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-450415 how about pre2012? lets say server 2008…

convert this access code to server08. the first function doesnt work

SELECT DISTINCT LGCUSTOMER.CUST_CODE, LGCUSTOMER.CUST_FNAME, LGCUSTOMER.CUST_LNAME, LGCUSTOMER.CUST_STREET, LGCUSTOMER.CUST_CITY, LGCUSTOMER.CUST_STATE, LGCUSTOMER.CUST_ZIP, First(LGINVOICE.INV_DATE) AS INV_DATE, Max(LGINVOICE.INV_TOTAL) AS [Largest Invoice]
FROM LGCUSTOMER LEFT JOIN LGINVOICE ON LGCUSTOMER.CUST_CODE = LGINVOICE.CUST_CODE
GROUP BY LGCUSTOMER.CUST_CODE, LGCUSTOMER.CUST_FNAME, LGCUSTOMER.CUST_LNAME, LGCUSTOMER.CUST_STREET, LGCUSTOMER.CUST_CITY, LGCUSTOMER.CUST_STATE, LGCUSTOMER.CUST_ZIP
HAVING (((LGCUSTOMER.CUST_STATE)=”AL”))
ORDER BY LGCUSTOMER.CUST_LNAME;

]]> By: user http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-448865 Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:50:27 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-448865 Very nice explanation. Thanks

]]> By: user http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-414795 Tue, 29 Jan 2013 18:55:35 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-414795 Is there a function like SECOND_VALUE() for selecting second value per group?
I mean by using only analytical window function (not ranking)

]]> By: SQL SERVER – Weekly Series – Memory Lane – #007 « SQL Server Journey with SQL Authority http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-393529 Sat, 15 Dec 2012 01:31:57 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-393529 [...] Introduction to FIRST _VALUE and LAST_VALUE – Analytic Functions Introduced in SQL Server 2012 SQL Server 2012 introduces new analytical functions FIRST_VALUE() and LAST_VALUE(). This function returns first and last value from the list. It will be very difficult to explain this in words so I’d like to attempt to explain its function through a brief example. Instead of creating a new table, I will be using the AdventureWorks sample database as most developers use that for experiment purposes. [...]

]]> By: madhivanan http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-377177 Tue, 20 Nov 2012 06:27:51 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-377177 Yes ACCESS is a different thing :)

]]> By: SQL SERVER – Weekly Series – Memory Lane – #003 « SQL Server Journey with SQL Authority http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-375259 Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:32:03 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-375259 [...] Introduction to FIRST_VALUE and LAST_VALUE [...]

]]> By: graticiel http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-375073 Fri, 16 Nov 2012 18:11:30 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-375073 LOL the First() function which is doing the same is existing in Microsoft ACCESS for 15 years !!!

]]> By: SQL SERVER – Beginning New Weekly Series – Memory Lane – #002 « SQL Server Journey with SQL Authority http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-371930 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 01:31:49 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-371930 [...] Introduction to FIRST _VALUE and LAST_VALUE – Analytic Functions [...]

]]> By: Cathy http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-197334 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:08:22 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-197334 Nice to learn the new features in 2012

]]> By: RobyCana http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-194376 Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:00:49 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-194376 Thanks, Pinal, in some cases it will be an useful function. MS Access First() and Last() are grouping functions, I suppose , this seems to be a row-level function

]]> By: G D Milner http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-194032 Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:30:53 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-194032 Isn’t this the same functionality they have had in MS Access queries for years with First() and Last()?

]]> By: Ashish Kadam http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-192897 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:42:19 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-192897 Hi Pinal,
It’s very good article but please more elaborate it various data types so that we are easily understand and apply it.

]]> By: SQL SERVER – Puzzle to Win Print Book – Functions FIRST_VALUE and LAST_VALUE with OVER clause and ORDER BY « Journey to SQLAuthority http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-192763 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:32:24 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-192763 [...] Introduction to FIRST_VALUE and LAST_VALUE [...]

]]> By: Pritam http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-192151 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:03:59 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-192151 Very nice pinal

]]> By: Samuel Vanga http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-191979 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:20:38 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-191979 I think these functions can come in handy specially for reporting purposes. You would typically end up writing a correlated sub query or a cte joining to itself to achieve the above result. And first_value, last_value will eliminate them. It would be interesting to see the performance benefits of these new boys!

]]> By: SQL SERVER – OVER clause with FIRST _VALUE and LAST_VALUE – Analytic Functions Introduced in SQL Server 2012 – ROWS BETWEEN UNBOUNDED PRECEDING AND UNBOUNDED FOLLOWING « Journey to SQLAuthority http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-191961 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 01:30:33 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-191961 [...] Comments GA_googleFillSlot("sqlauthority_728x90"); « SQL SERVER – Introduction to FIRST _VALUE and LAST_VALUE – Analytic Functions Introduced… [...]

]]> By: Jay Ram http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-191888 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:08:47 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-191888 This is similar to First.ID and Last.ID in SAS…

]]> By: Viki http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-191705 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:50:47 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-191705 Super. please keep posting

]]> By: resender http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-191578 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:59:22 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-191578 This might be handy, for a project I’m working on. In this project I got a view that needs to calculate how a quota’s evolution compares to what is actually being produced. Since a quota can complete a goal the view needs to take this into account.

]]> By: John Lally http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-191478 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:27:21 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-191478 Good stuff Pinal. Thanks!

]]> By: Praveen http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-191378 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 06:33:52 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-191378 Fine Pinal, As you mentioned this may be useful in some cases, I’m interested to know if this feature is useful in real time any where. Can you or any one give a nice real time scenario where we can use this feature.

]]> By: Elam http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-191322 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:44:49 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-191322 Nice feature..

]]> By: Yeou Sunn Liu http://blog.sqlauthority.com/2011/11/09/sql-server-introduction-to-first-_value-and-last_value-analytic-functions-introduced-in-sql-server-2012/#comment-191289 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:23:49 +0000 http://blog.sqlauthority.com/?p=15669#comment-191289 Awesome sir. Excited to see more of the new features..

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