String maxStmt = "SELECT " + maxStr + "(\"" + columnName + "\")" +
"FROM \"" + td.getSchemaName() + "\".\"" + td.getName() + "\"";
LanguageConnectionContext lcc = activation.getLanguageConnectionContext();
PreparedStatement ps = lcc.prepareInternalStatement(maxStmt);
ResultSet rs = ps.execute(lcc, false);
DataValueDescriptor[] rowArray = rs.getNextRow().getRowArray();
rs.close();
rs.finish();