CREATE TABLE table_12481 ("Draft" FLOAT, "Round" FLOAT, "Pick" FLOAT, "Player" TEXT, "Nationality" TEXT)

What is the highest Pick, when Nationality is 'France', and when Draft is less than 1979?
SELECT MAX("Pick") FROM table_12481 WHERE "Nationality" = 'france' AND "Draft" < '1979'
SELECT MAX("Pick") FROM "table_12481" WHERE "Draft" < '1979' AND "Nationality" = 'france'