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top n records [message #371270] Tue, 26 September 2000 01:10 Go to next message
Rajendra
Messages: 23
Registered: September 2000
Junior Member
hi all,
I have a problem with sql statement.I know how to select top n salaries but not be able to prefixed with number 1,2,3........etc.if i am substracting the value with rowid like substr(rowid,13,1), it starts counting from 0 but i want from 1.how can i rectify this problem.
pls somebody help me.
Re: top n records [message #371272 is a reply to message #371270] Tue, 26 September 2000 05:34 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Letchoumy
Messages: 5
Registered: September 2000
Junior Member
I think that you can use rownum

select salary,rownum from
(select salary from
where <conditions>)

regards
Re: top n records [message #371273 is a reply to message #371270] Tue, 26 September 2000 05:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Letchoumy
Messages: 5
Registered: September 2000
Junior Member
I think that you can use rownum

select salary,rownum from
(select salary from table_name where conditions)

regards
Re: top n records [message #371276 is a reply to message #371273] Wed, 27 September 2000 01:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rajendra
Messages: 23
Registered: September 2000
Junior Member
thanks for your reply, but i want a bit different result.According to your reply i am getting top n salaries prefixed with rownum in disorder like this-
rownum sal
-------- ---------
4 12000
3 10000
6 8000
2 7000

but i want the result should come like this -
XXX sal
----- -------
1 12000
2 10000
3 8000
4 7000

pls help me.all the suggations will be appriciated.
Rajendra
Re: top n records [message #371277 is a reply to message #371273] Wed, 27 September 2000 01:03 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rajendra
Messages: 23
Registered: September 2000
Junior Member
thanks for your reply, but i want a bit different result.According to your reply i am getting top n salaries prefixed with rownum in disorder like this-
rownum sal
-------- ---------
4 12000
3 10000
6 8000
2 7000

but i want the result should come like this -
XXX sal
----- -------
1 12000
2 10000
3 8000
4 7000

pls help me.all the suggations will be appriciated.
Rajendra
Re: top n records [message #371279 is a reply to message #371273] Wed, 27 September 2000 02:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Letchoumy
Messages: 5
Registered: September 2000
Junior Member
Try to use this the following command

select rownum,salary
from (select salary from employe group by salary)
order by salary desc

I hope that it should work.

regards.
Re: top n records [message #371283 is a reply to message #371272] Wed, 27 September 2000 23:06 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rajendra
Messages: 23
Registered: September 2000
Junior Member
thanks for suggation but I think you are not understanding my problem, so i am explaning whole thing.I have (emp) table having records like this-
name sal
---- ------
john 12000
hari 10000
gopal 3000
mahesh 8000
mukesh 9000
if i am using rownum it will show in the same order(salary with disorder)but i want my output should like this-
order sal
----- -------
1 12000
2 10000
3 9000
4 8000
5 3000

Any suggation?
Thanks
Re: top n records [message #371287 is a reply to message #371273] Thu, 28 September 2000 06:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Vineet
Messages: 10
Registered: September 2000
Junior Member
Hi Rajindra,

Please Try the following Query.
select rownum , -1*salary salary from
( select -1*salary salary
from emp
group by -1*salary)
Re: top n records [message #371294 is a reply to message #371273] Fri, 29 September 2000 11:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Prem
Messages: 79
Registered: August 1998
Member
Rajendra,

How abt this

select rownum, sal from (select sal, rownum from emp order by sal desc) where rownum < 10

you can replace 10 by &top. This will prompt you for the top ?

Prem :)
Re: top n records [message #371295 is a reply to message #371273] Fri, 29 September 2000 11:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Prem
Messages: 79
Registered: August 1998
Member
Rajendra,
How abt this

select rownum, sal from (select sal, rownum from emp order by sal desc) where rownum < 10

you can replace 10 by &top. This will prompt you for the top ?

Prem :)
Nothing works! [message #371297 is a reply to message #371273] Fri, 29 September 2000 23:58 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Rajendra
Messages: 23
Registered: September 2000
Junior Member
Nothing works!

all the suggestions are giving some or the other error, specifially the 'group by' posted by vineet.
the 'order by' clause with rownum in the inner query is not being recognised by sql and it is giving error.

thanks anyway!!

rajendra
Re: top n records [message #371358 is a reply to message #371283] Fri, 06 October 2000 06:25 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sandeep Deshmukh
Messages: 13
Registered: October 2000
Junior Member
Try following query to have 5 max sal

select name,sal from emp e
where 5 > (select count(*) from emp
where sal > e.sal)
order by sal desc

NB: you can use &n instead of 5 to give to have your own pick of highest salaries.

Please confirm whether it suits to ur reqmt.

Regards,
Sandeep
Re: top n records [message #371359 is a reply to message #371283] Fri, 06 October 2000 06:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Sandeep Deshmukh
Messages: 13
Registered: October 2000
Junior Member
Try following query to have 5 max sal

select name,sal from emp e
where 5 > (select count(*) from emp
where sal > e.sal)
order by sal desc

NB:1. you can use &n instead of 5 to give to have your own pick of highest salaries.
2. For lowest salaries use < sign in subquery

Please confirm whether it suits to ur reqmt.

Regards,
Sandeep
Re: top n records [message #371370 is a reply to message #371283] Sun, 08 October 2000 23:35 Go to previous message
Rajendra
Messages: 23
Registered: September 2000
Junior Member
Thanks sundeep but my query is a bit different.
I am able to select top n salaries but i want numbering along with the salaries like this-
order salary
------ -------
1 8000
2 7000
3 5000
4 5000

if i am using rownum, the result comes up like this-
order salary
------ -------
0 8000
1 7000
2 5000
3 5000
I want the order should start from 1 not from 0.
pls help...
rajendra
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