i know how to do a top n query. I started a new thread with a better worded question.
>
> From: "Juan Cachito Reyes Pacheco" <jreyes@(protected)>
> Date: 2004/03/11 Thu AM 08:15:14 EST
> To: <oracle-l@(protected)>
> Subject: Re: query for top 10 sql? the standard
>
> It dependes, if you want the top 10, or the first 10 sql.
> In the first situation you have to do a specific query (maybe using analytic
> functions) , to get them.
> This is a query and will be almost always different to any other sql,
> because it depends in you
> table and database structure.
>
> Now about the first 10 sql, you have a hint to ask the database get only the
> first 10 and send to
> you as soon as possible /*+ FIRST_ROWS(10) */
>
> Out of that hint, I think you will not find a standard, because every query
> is very specific.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Richard" <mrichard@(protected)>
> To: <oracle-l@(protected)>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:27 PM
> Subject: Re: query for top 10 sql?
>
>
> >
> >
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> >
> > Ryan,
> >
> > "Top ten" what? I think that's why there are different queries out there.
> > It all depends on what you care about and I doubt that any specific query
> > is right or wrong - just a different view or definition of "top ten".
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Ryan"
> > <ryan.gaffuri@(protected):
> <oracle-l@(protected)>
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> sql?
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> > 11/03/2004 11:04
> > Please respond to
> > oracle-l
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> >
> >
> >
> > is there a standard query for this? Seems like people have different
> > standards.
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