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                                         esnapper 
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                                             Posted - 2011-03-28 : 16:06:53
                                            
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                                            | Hi,I am using MS Access 2007 to manipulate Event Query data. I have just started learning to use SQL to manipulate this data today, and have ran into a snag...I am trying to create a condensed list that will tell me the Serial Number of a "failed" item, along with the FIRST time that the item was reported as a failure.Example:I want to sort a table like this...S/N ........ TimeToFail (hours)Fake1 ...... 12Fake1 ...... 25Fake2 ...... 15Fake3 ...... 30Fake3 ...... 35Fake3 ...... 40To filter out the repeated S/N's, giving me only the FIRST amount of time taken to see a "failure"...S/N ........ TimeToFail (hours)Fake1 ...... 12Fake2 ...... 15Fake3 ...... 30Any help would be immensely appreciated.edit: moved to MS Access forum | 
                                             
                                         
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                                     SMerrill 
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                                          | [code]SELECT Table.[S/N], First(Table.TimeToFail) AS FirstOfTimeToFailFROM [Table]GROUP BY Table.[S/N];[/code]~ Shaun MerrillSeattle area  | 
                                         
                                        
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