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    <h2>SQL Server 2005+</h2> <p>Another option is using SQL Server's <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms177410%28v=SQL.105%29.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">PIVOT</a> operator</p> <p>First use <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms186734.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">ROW_NUMBER()</a> to rank the records by employee and date. (Note: If your table does not contain an actual datetime column, you could substitute an identity column, or cast the "month" into a <code>datetime</code> using <code>convert()</code>).</p> <pre><code> SELECT employeeID , employeeRating , ROW_NUMBER() OVER ( PARTITION BY employeeID ORDER BY employeeID, theRatingDateCol DESC ) AS Row FROM yourTable ... </code></pre> <p><strong>Results:</strong></p> <pre><code>employeeID employeeRating Row ----------- -------------- -------------------- 1128 30 1 1128 60 2 1128 90 3 444981 27 1 444981 77 2 444981 97 3 444981 37 4 7310000 95 1 7310000 85 2 7310000 75 3 7310000 55 4 </code></pre> <p>Then <code>PIVOT</code> the results of the top three (3) rows:</p> <pre><code> ... PIVOT ( MIN(employeeRating) FOR Row IN ( [1],[2],[3]) ) </code></pre> <hr> <p><strong>Full Query:</strong></p> <pre><code>SELECT pvt.employeeID , pvt.[1] AS LastRating , pvt.[2] AS SecondLastRating , pvt.[3] AS ThirdLastRating FROM ( --- order by employee and rating date (descending) SELECT employeeID , employeeRating , ROW_NUMBER() OVER ( PARTITION BY employeeID ORDER BY employeeID, theRatingDateCol DESC ) AS Row FROM yourTable ) data PIVOT ( -- take top 3 values MIN(employeeRating) FOR Row IN ( [1],[2],[3]) ) pvt </code></pre> <p><strong>Results:</strong></p> <pre><code>employeeID LastRating SecondLastRating ThirdLastRating ----------- ----------- ---------------- --------------- 1128 30 60 90 444981 27 77 97 7310000 95 85 75 </code></pre> <h2>SQL Server 2000</h2> <p>Unfortunately SQL Server 2000 and earlier do not support either of those functions. While not as slick as <code>PIVOT</code>, you can still simulate it using a subquery and <code>CASE</code>. </p> <p>First, use a subquery in place of <code>ROW_NUMBER()</code>. Essentially you <code>count</code> the number of records with an earlier rating date, and use it in place of a row number. Note: This assumes the rating dates are unique per employee. If they are not you will need to add another column to break the tie.</p> <p>Then use <a href="http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181765.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CASE</a> to examine the row numbers and generate columns for the first three records:</p> <pre><code>SELECT r.employeeID , MAX( CASE WHEN r.Row = 0 THEN r.EmployeeRating ELSE 0 END ) AS LastRating , MAX( CASE WHEN r.Row = 1 THEN r.EmployeeRating ELSE 0 END ) AS SecondLastRating , MAX( CASE WHEN r.Row = 2 THEN r.EmployeeRating ELSE 0 END ) AS ThirdLastRating FROM ( SELECT m.employeeID , m.employeeRating , m.theRatingDate , ( SELECT COUNT(*) FROM yourTable cnt WHERE cnt.employeeID = m.employeeID AND cnt.theRatingDate &gt; m.theRatingDate ) AS Row FROM yourTable m GROUP BY m.employeeID , m.employeeRating , m.theRatingDate ) r WHERE r.Row &lt;= 2 GROUP BY r.employeeID </code></pre> <h2>ColdFusion</h2> <p>A last option is to use ColdFusion. You could adapt <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/a/16943786/104223">James Mohler's answer</a> to populate a separate "pivot" query. Before the query loop, create a new query object, and name the rating columns sequentially ie <code>rating1,rating2,rating3</code>. Inside the outer loop, add a row for each employee. Finally, use the counter to populate the first three columns inside the inner loop.</p> <p>Note: The original query <strong>must</strong> be ordered by <code>employeeID, shortDate DESC</code> or the code will not work correctly.</p> <pre><code>&lt;cfset newQuery = queryNew("employeeID,rating1,rating2,rating3", "integer,Decimal,Decimal,Decimal")&gt; &lt;cfoutput query="originalQuery" group="employeeID"&gt; &lt;!--- add new employee row ---&gt; &lt;cfset ratingRow = queryAddRow(newQuery, 1)&gt; &lt;cfset newQuery["employeeID"][ratingRow] = employeeID&gt; &lt;!--- initialize rating counter ---&gt; &lt;cfset ratingIndex = 0&gt; &lt;cfoutput&gt; &lt;cfset ratingColumn++&gt; &lt;!--- populate top 3 rating columns ---&gt; &lt;cfif ratingColumn lte 3&gt; &lt;cfset newQuery["rating"&amp; ratingColumn][ratingRow] = employeeRating&gt; &lt;/cfif&gt; &lt;/cfoutput&gt; &lt;/cfoutput&gt; </code></pre>
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    1. COThanks Leigh!!! I tried your coding, however my server is SQL Server (80), which doesn't support the "ROW_NUMBER()" function. Only SQL Server 2005 (90), SQL Server 2008 (100), or SQL Server 2012 (110) supports it. Sad day because your solution looks great and promising!!!! :(
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    2. COOh, then `PIVOT` is out too. Both were introduced after 2000. However, you can simulate it with a subquery and `case`. It is not as pretty, but I have to do that for legacy systems. I will post an updated example for SQL Server 2000.
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    3. COLeigh... you're just epic!!! Right now reviewing and plugging your solution. I'll provide a status update within the hour! *crossing fingers*
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