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Top x records [message #371634] Fri, 17 November 2000 04:27 Go to next message
Walter Lee
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Registered: November 2000
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Hi,

Is there a quick way in oracle sql to retrieve for example the top 5 records from a query.

For example in MS SQL Server one can run "select top 5 * from tablename"

Thanks,
WL

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Re: Top x records [message #371636 is a reply to message #371634] Fri, 17 November 2000 05:39 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Tittom
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Registered: November 2000
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You can try this :

select * from tablename where rownum<=5

I hope this will help you
Tittom.

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Re: Top x records [message #371640 is a reply to message #371634] Sat, 18 November 2000 00:31 Go to previous message
Raj_adhikari
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Registered: November 2000
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try this :
suppose your query is based on salary then the query would be like this-
select distinct sal from tmp a
where 5>(select count(*) from tmp b
where a.sal<b.sal) order by sal desc

regards....
Rajendra

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