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Old 01-22-04, 05:14
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Select first 10 records of a file

How do you compose an SQL statement so that only the first say 10 records are returned to your generic Select statement.
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Old 01-22-04, 05:16
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Re: Select first 10 records of a file

SELECT TOP 10 * FROM ...

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How do you compose an SQL statement so that only the first say 10 records are returned to your generic Select statement.
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Old 01-22-04, 07:04
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Oracle,

Select *
from table
where rownum <=10;
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