Distinct For Only One Column

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name sold_price
ram 2000
shyam 3000
ram 4000
hari 50000

Want:
name sold_price
ram 2000
shyam 3000
hari 50000

Show first reference of ram

SELECT name,sold_price
FROM (
	SELECT ID
		,name
		,sold_price
		,ROW_NUMBER() OVER (
			PARTITION BY name ORDER BY ID
			) rn
	FROM shop
	) a
WHERE rn = 1
name	sold_price
hari	5000.00
ram	2000.00
shyam	3000.00

Show last reference of ram

SELECT name,sold_price
FROM (
	SELECT ID
		,name
		,sold_price
		,ROW_NUMBER() OVER (
			PARTITION BY name ORDER BY ID DESC
			) rn
	FROM shop
	) a
WHERE rn = 1
name	sold_price
hari	5000.00
ram	4000.00
shyam	3000.00
Originally Posted on October 10, 2013
Last Updated on October 26, 2015
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