Re: Sql Query
Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 16:06:45 GMT
Message-ID: <8vgqug$r4m$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>
In our last gripping episode sigdock_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> Try the following query:
>
> select id
> , total
> from orders
> where rownum < 5
> order by total desc
> /
>
> Should work...
>
> h.t.h.
>
> BertJan Meinders
> Oracle DBA
> ASR-ICT
>
> In article <8vgltk$mq3$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> Paul <elrik13269_at_my-deja.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I,m new to sql and wonder if anybody could help me with the
following:
> > If I had a table with say order id and order total i.e
> >
> > id total
> > 213 567.35
> > 345 444.00
> > 214 32.99
> > and so on how would I find say just the fourth highest total from
the
> > table without displaying the rest of the table.
> > Thanks for any help.
> >
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declare
cursor get_ordered_data is select id, total from orders order by total desc; ctr number:=0; begin for order_rec in get_ordered_data loop ctr := ctr + 1; if ctr = 4 then dbms_output.put_line('Order ID: '||order_rec.id||' Total: '||order_rec.total); end if; end loop;
end;
/
declare
cursor get_orders is select id, total from orders order by total desc; ordid orders.id%type; ordttl orders.total%type; ctr number:=0; begin open get_orders; loop fetch get_orders into ordid, ordttl; ctr := ctr + 1; exit when ctr > 4; -- Total has been printed, exit if ctr = 4 then dbms_output.put_line('Order ID: '||ordid||' Total: '||ordttl); end if; end loop; close get_orders;
end;
/
-- David Fitzjarrell Oracle Certified DBA Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.Received on Wed Nov 22 2000 - 17:06:45 CET