select - Sql statement question -

i have table, contains logs , has following scheme:

user | date | log x      x      x ...

now, want make one query retrieve every (user, date) pair, date latest user.

i thinking (pseudo):

select ... (table) ordered date, distinct user

but i'm not sure if that's gonna work.

is correct distinct take first possible dates in query, therefore yielding required result? or order of elements in distinct query undefined?

if yes, how should solve problem (this case can't add new table, such users and, example, cache lastest dates there)?

now, want make 1 query retrieve every (user, date) pair, date latest user.

select user, max(date) yourtable group user

you might want add order user.

since both user , date reserved words sql dbms, more run.

select "user", max("date") "yourtable" group "user";

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