select * from
( select field1, field2, ... from table_T where <blah blah> order by fieldn
, etc)
where rownum <= 3
/
kev <kevin.porter_at_fast.no> wrote in message
news:3815ACEB.E5D50D25_at_fast.no...
> Brian Peasland wrote:
>
> > Try:
> >
> > SELECT * FROM table WHERE ROWNUM <= 3;
> >
>
> On 8.0.5 this doesn't work if you have an ORDER BY clause, because Oracle
> works out the rownum before it does the ORDER BY.
>
> I've heard that that behaviour has changed in 8.1.5. Can anyone confirm
> this?
> I would _really_ like to use rownums and ORDER BYs.
>
> thanks,
>
> - Kev
>
>
Received on Tue Oct 26 1999 - 15:16:20 CDT
