see if the limit keyword will do what you want. select * from table limit 0, 2000
> Hi all, > > is it possible to limit a result so that only the first record in a query > can be returned for a specific user? > > I want to do this so that someone who does not have intimate knowledge of > a large (>100000 records) table cannot issue commands to grab *all* of the > data. > > Thanks ahead of time for any info! > > --Raj > > -- John Ragan [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.CoreReader.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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