MySQL :: MySQL 5.0 Reference Manual :: 3.6.1 The Maximum Value for a Column
mysql> SELECT sal FROM `emp` order by sal desc limit 3,1 Posted by Kobus Myburgh on November 5 2013 10:51am [Delete] [Edit] I can not find anything confirming this, but my tests indicate that if you use MAX() on a field with an alpha-numeric value (such ....