Answer / newbie

SELECT MAX(E.Salary) FROM
(SELECT MAX(Salary) SalaryFROM dep1
UNION
SELECT MAX(Salary) Salary FROM dep2) E

Answer / sumathy

Use Cursors:

declare Cursor_Name cursor scroll
for
select max(salary) as salary from dep1
union
select max(salary) as salart from dep2 order by salary desc
open Cursor_Name
fetch absolute 1 from Cursor_Name
deallocate Cursor_Name

Answer / swati tripathi

SELECT
OUTERTABLE.EMPID,
MAX(OUTERTABLE.SALARY)

FROM

(SELECT EMPID,MAX(SALARY) AS SALARY
FROM DEP1
GROUP BY EMPID
UNION ALL
SELECT EMPID,MAX(SALARY) AS SALARY
FROM DEP2
GROUP BY EMPID) AS OUTERTABLE
GROUP BY OUTERTABLE.EMPID

Answer / veeresh kethari

User CTE:

with Temp as(select max(sal) Sal from Table1
union
select max(sal) sal from Table2)
select top 1 * from Temp order by sal desc

Answer / saurabh agrawal

select top 1 empid, empname, max(salary) from (
Select empid, empname, salary = max(salary) from dep1 group
by empid, empname
union all
Select empid, empname, salary = max(salary) from dep2 group
by empid, empname
)A
group by empid, empname order by max(salary) desc

Answer / praveend

Try this. I have tried it.

Select id, name, Max(salary) as salary from
(Select id, name, salary from emp where salary = (Select
Max(salary) from emp)
Union
Select id, name, salary from emp1 where salary = (Select
Max(salary)from emp1)) as B


where salary = (
Select Max(salary) as salary from
(Select id, name, salary from emp where salary = (Select
Max(salary) from emp)
Union
Select id, name, salary from emp1 where salary = (Select
Max(salary)from emp1)) as C
)

Answer / kaka

create table #temp
(salary numeric(18,0)
)
insert into #temp
select max(salary) as salary from EmpSalary
union
select max(salary)as salary from EmpSalary1
select max(salary) from #temp
drop table #temp

Answer / lince p. thomas

select T.empname,salary from
(
select a.empname as empname ,a.salary as salary from dep1 a
union all
select b.empname as empname,b.salary as salary from dept2 b
)T where T.salary=(select max(T.salary) as salary from
(select max(a.salary) as salary,a.empname as empname
from dep1 a group by a.empname
union all
select max(b.salary)as salary,b.empname as empname from
dept2 b group by b.empname)T
)

Answer / akhilesh

Try this. I have tried it.

Select id, name, Max(salary) as salary from
(Select id, name, salary from emp where salary = (Select
Max(salary) from emp)
Union
Select id, name, salary from emp1 where salary = (Select
Max(salary)from emp1)) as B


where salary = (
Select Max(salary) as salary from
(Select id, name, salary from emp where salary = (Select
Max(salary) from emp)
Union
Select id, name, salary from emp1 where salary = (Select
Max(salary)from emp1)) as C
)

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