RE: [SQL] Limit rows

From: Daniel Péder <dpeder(at)infoset(dot)cz>
To: "pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org" <pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: RE: [SQL] Limit rows
Date: 1999-09-29 17:17:21
Message-ID: 01BF0AA6.E010A7A0@Dan
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Yes, in the 6.x.x. manual is the:
select * from mytab
[ LIMIT { count | ALL } [ { OFFSET | , } count ] ] ;

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Jewiss [SMTP:Mark(dot)Jewiss(at)knowledge(dot)com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 4:17 PM
To: pgsql-sql(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: [SQL] Limit rows

Hello,

I'm still thinking about ways to extract specific rows of data from a
table, whilst ignoring others. i.e. I want to see rows 3-7 inclusive from
a table.

Assume that I don't have a numerical identifier - I do, but I can't use
that as rows from this table may be deleted at some point, thereby
knocking the id row out of sequence.

Basically I want to be able to do something like this:

select * from table ignore 10 limit 5;

I can't use cursors, which are ideal for this I know.

Is there such a thing in SQL or pgsql specifically? If not I'll have to
write something....

Regards,

Mark.
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Mark Jewiss
Knowledge Matters Limited
http://www.knowledge.com

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