If using 8i

SELECT * FROM
    (SELECT *
      FROM <table>
      ORDER BY <column_name> DESC)
WHERE rownum <= 100;

Rick


                                                                                       
     
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hi SQL wizards,

Can any body help me with the tjis SQL. I need a SQL records with top 100
values of a table ( not rownum < 101 ).

Thanks
Deen


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