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Vinita Sharma
2/3/2004 1:29:42 PM
Hi All,

I have the following table suppliers and product.

The Supplier table have two columns Supplier_id and Supplier_name.
Below is my data in the supplier table:


Supplier_Id
Supplier_Name

2
New Orleans Cajun Delights

3
Grandma Kelly's homestead

16
Bigfoot Breweries

19
New England Seafood Cannery

5
New Mexico Seafood

4
Indian Spices




My Products table have 3 columns Product_id, Product_name and supplier_id

I have the following data in my products table:



Product_Id
Product_Name
Supplier_Id

4
Chef Anton's Cajun Seasoning
2

5
Chef Anton's Gumbo Mix
2

65
Louisiana Fiery Hot Pepper Sauce
2

66
Louisiana Hot Spice Okra
2

6
Grandma's Boysenberry Spread
3

7
Uncle Bob's Organic Dried Pears
3

8
Northwood's canaberry sauce
3

34
Sasquach Ale
16

35
Steeleye Stout
16

67
Laughing Lumberjack Lager
16

40
Boston Crab Meat
19

41
Jack's New England Clam Chowder
19

75
Chicago Pizza
NULL

22
Indian Hot Sauce
NULL




I want to find the supplier_name of the supplier who is supplying maximum
products.

Can anybody help me with the query?

Thanks,

Vinita

Andy Svendsen
2/3/2004 2:11:18 PM
Why not got for the top 5-- though you can for the top 1.

SELECT top 5 supplier_name, count(*)
FROM suppliers,
product
WHERE suppliers.supplier_id = product.supplier_id

group by supplier_name
order by count(*) DESC

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Vinita Sharma
2/6/2004 2:26:10 PM
Thanks a zillion.
It worked

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