Your command says select 60 rows starting at row 30. You want "LIMIT 30, 30" to get 30 rows.
Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: Mike At Spy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 9:56 AM Subject: LIMIT in MySQL > > I must not be awake yet. Why is this query sending me back 60 records? > Shouldn't it only send back records 30 through 60 (i.e. 30 records)? > > SELECT * FROM table ORDER BY somefield LIMIT 30,60 > > Thanks, > > -Mike > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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