RE: SQL for top 100 values

From: Mohan, Ross <MohanR_at_STARS-SMI.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 09:14:19 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.003EC913.20020110085026@fatcity.com>

Or use KdB.

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Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 11:26 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

If using 8i

SELECT * FROM
(SELECT *

      FROM <table>
      ORDER BY <column_name> DESC)

WHERE rownum <= 100;

Rick

                    "Deen Dayal"

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                    01/10/2002

                    11:03 AM

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hi SQL wizards,

Can any body help me with the tjis SQL. I need a SQL records with top 100 values of a table ( not rownum < 101 ).

Thanks
Deen

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