Hi, This will select every 100th record: Select * From MYTABLE Where ROWID Mod 100 = 0
This will select every 1000th record: Select * From MYTABLE Where ROWID Mod 1000 = 0 You can also change the 0 to any value between 0 and 100 or 1000. Peter Horsbøll Møller GIS Developer, MTM Geographical Information & IT COWI A/S Odensevej 95 DK-5260 Odense S. Denmark Tel +45 6311 4900 Direct +45 6311 4908 Mob +45 5156 1045 Fax +45 6311 4949 E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cowi.dk/gis -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Tracey Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 9:16 AM To: MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com Subject: [MI-L] SQL Queries I currently have a table with 79000 points in it. Does anyone have a query or know how to pick out a random sample of the data (say every 100 or every 1000 records) Thanks in advance Andrew Tracey Information Support Officer Corporate Information Corporate Development South Tyneside Council Westoe Road South Shields NE33 2RL Tel: 0191 4247561 E-Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************************************************************************ ************************************************************************************************ Please do not print this e-mail if you can help it - and help protect the environment. ************************************************************************************************ This Message may contain confidential information and is protected by copyright. If you receive it in error please notify us and delete it without making use of or copying it. The addressee and other employees within the Council may read and copy any e-mail reply to this message and other e-mails you send to us. Whilst we use virus checking procedures we accept no liability for viruses and recipients must rely on their own virus checking procedures. ************************************************************************************************ The Council's web site address is www.southtyneside.info _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l _______________________________________________ MapInfo-L mailing list MapInfo-L@lists.directionsmag.com http://www.directionsmag.com/mailman/listinfo/mapinfo-l
