How to modify the query to get max id record

Question

Hi All,
How to modify below query to get proper result.The query is returning some records are duplicated.I need only one record to display from duplicate based on max assetid.
Here is my query:
SELECT *
FROM (
SELECT a.uppertitle, a.composer, a.esongid,
MAX (asset_new.assetid) AS assetid,asset_new.ownerid
FROM (SELECT DISTINCT NVL (esong.title, '~') AS uppertitle,
INITCAP (NVL (esong.composer, '~')
) AS composer,
esong.esongid
FROM esong, esongcountry_us eus
WHERE 1 = 1
AND eus.esongid = esong.esongid
AND eus.isocountrycode IN ('US')
AND esong.title LIKE 'LIVE TO TELL%'
AND ROWNUM < 390) a,
songwebrecording,
recordingasset_new,
asset_new
WHERE a.esongid = songwebrecording.esongid(+)
AND songwebrecording.recordingid = recordingasset_new.recordingid(+)
AND recordingasset_new.assetid = asset_new.assetid(+)
GROUP BY a.uppertitle, a.composer, a.esongid,asset_new.ownerid)
WHERE ROWNUM <= 390
ORDER BY uppertitle
result:
     upperlittle composer esongid assetid onwerid
1.     LIVE TO TELL Gelb, Howe 480340000 null      null
2. LIVE TO TELL FROM THE Madonna (Ca)/ Leonard 125559900 null null
3. LIVE TO TELL FROM THE Madonna (Ca)/ Leonard 125559900 3080366 null
4. LIVE TO TELL FROM THE Madonna (Ca)/ Leonard 125559900 3038107 null
5. LIVE TO TELL THE TALE Holopainen 859841500 nulll nulll
I need the result like this :
     upperlittle composer esongid assetid onwerid
1.     LIVE TO TELL Gelb, Howe 480340000 null      null
2. LIVE TO TELL FROM THE Madonna (Ca)/ Leonard 125559900 3080366 null
3. LIVE TO TELL THE TALE Holopainen 859841500 nulll nulll
Please help me on this regard. oracle version is 9i
Regards,
Rajasekhar

Answer 1

can you please format your code with