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Retrieving database record with the lowest value in field aaa?

How do I code a SQL SELECT statement so that always only this record is retrieved
which matches a certain criteria AND has the lowest ID (= value in key field aaa)?

It must me something like

SELECT * FROM .... WHERE somefield='some value' AND aaa=lowestkey(c olumn(aaa))

As a result either zero or at most 1 record should be passed back.

George

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