Deen Dayal wrote: > > I tried to run it in Oracle 7.3.4, it comes up with a syntax error > > Here is the SQL > select x.fein,x.open_bal > from (select sf_get_fein(employer_id) fein, nvl(total_open_balance_amt,0) >open_bal > from employer > order by open_bal desc ) x > where rownum < 101 > > Here is what I get > > SQLWKS> select x.fein,x.open_bal > 2> from (select sf_get_fein(employer_id) fein, >nvl(total_open_balance_amt,0) open_bal > 3> from employer > 4> order by open_bal desc ) x > 5> where rownum < 101 > 6> > order by open_bal desc ) x > * > ORA-00907: missing right parenthesis > > Is it because I am on a lower version > > Thanks > Deen
7.3 does not accept ORDER BY in views (inline or otherwise). There is an old trick available however : select sf_get_fein(e1.employer_id) fein, nvl(e1.total_open_balance_amt,0) open_bal from employer e1 where 99 <= (select count(*) from employer e2 where e2.total_open_balance_amt >= nvl(e1.total_open_balance_amt) order by 2 desc Should more or less give you what you want. Add an index on total_open_balance_amt if you do not want the query to run for hours. -- Regards, Stephane Faroult Oriole Ltd -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Stephane Faroult INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).