I guess this is what you want: SELECT count(*) as syscount FROM events WHERE alert='1' GROUP BY sysid ORDER BY syscount LIMIT 10; ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Lane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 6:54 PM Subject: How can I get a top ten total count from a table?
> > I'm trying to retrieve the top ten entries of a total count from a > table. If I use the following select statement without the 'ORDER BY' > clause it returns the totals but not in any sort of order. But when I > add the 'ORDER BY' clause in it returns nothing. > > Is there a way to structure the query to do the total and return the > total list in descending or ascending order? > > Example: > > SELECT count(*) FROM events WHERE alert='1' GROUP BY sysid ORDER BY > sysid LIMIT 10 > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
