Re: How do I select nth row from a table

On Wed, Apr 19, 2000 at 05:18:01PM -0400, ganesanm wrote:
> The following query works well in non-embedded sql
>
> select user_name
> from mail_file_dtl
> where grp_name = 'grp_1'
> order by user_name limit 1 offset 5;

It should work as well under ECPG.

> I tried the following but ecpg returned error on the last
> line.

Sure. First of all there must not be an equal sign. And second ECPG does not
accept a variable here.

> Can a variable name be used in the offset option to pass
> the value ?

Right now: No. But surely this should be done.

Michael
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