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SQL MIN() Function

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The MIN() Function

The MIN() function returns the smallest value of the selected column.

SQL MIN() Syntax

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SQL MIN() Example

We have the following "Orders" table:

O_Id	OrderDate	OrderPrice	Customer
1	2008/11/12	1000	Hansen
2	2008/10/23	1600	Nilsen
3	2008/09/02	700	Hansen
4	2008/09/03	300	Hansen
5	2008/08/30	2000	Jensen
6	2008/10/04	100	Nilsen

Now we want to find the smallest value of the "OrderPrice" column.

We use the following SQL statement:

The result-set will look like this:

SmallestOrderPrice
100

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