LAST Function ORDER BY Clause GROUP BY Clause FUNCTION: FIRST SELECT FIRST(field) AS [expression] FROM table [WHERE ...] [GROUP BY ...] [ORDER BY ...]   The FIRST function is used to return the value of the first record in the designated field Therefore, this function returns a single value. Since the records are returned in an arbitrary order, the first record will also be arbitrary. You can use the ORDER BY clause to order the records.   The companion LAST function returns the last record in the designated field.   This code finds the first birthdate in a table of MediCare patients that is ordered by the age field.   SELECT FIRST(birthdate) AS FirstBirthDate FROM MediCarePatients ORDER BY age Copyright 1999-2001 by Infinite Software Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved. Trademark Information