Re: Tricky SQL Problem: Top "n" of queried records

In article <6elf5h$l0c$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>,   rtgraf_at_sintec.de wrote:
>
> How can I restrict the result of a SQL query to, say, the top 10 regarding
> some defined order criteria, e.g.
>
> SELECT deptno, sum(salary) FROM emp
> GROUP BY deptno
> <ONLY the top 3 w/regards to sum(salary)>;
>
> I do *not* want the client application to fetch only the first three
 records,
> I want the Server to retrieve exactly these rows.
>
> I have a rather quirky solution using a multiply nested subquery (one
 nesting
> level per "n" in the topic!)
>
> The problem is in fact a general one and I seem to have read a solution
> somewhere but forgot the source ;-(
>
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top ten pl sql can be obtain at www.orafaq.org.faqmain.htm under faq sql

select a.ordered_column, ......
from table1 a
where 10 >(select count(1)

                 from table1 b
                 where b.ordered_column < a.ordered_column)

or

    variable tenth number
    declare n number;

                cursor c1 is select sal from emp order by sal desc;
    begin
                 open c1;
                 for n in 1..10 loop
                 fetch c1 into :tenth
                 end loop;
                 close c1;
                 end;
/
      select * from emp
       where sal < :tenth
       order by sal desc;

hopeful this would help.

Ted Chyn

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