re: Nested MySQL Statements
On Friday 13 December 2002 14:43, Peter Vertes wrote: Is it possible to do nested select statements with MySQL ? Basically I'm trying to display the last 5 rows that got inserted into a table. My SQL query looks like this: select * from tablename limit ((select count(*) from tablename) - 5), -1; In theory it works for me :) but MySQL complains. Is it possible to do nested queries with MySQL ? Does anyone have a better way of displaying the last x amount of rows inserted into a table ? Thanks in advance... There is no internal order in the table, there is no last record and nope the first row in the table. If you have auto_increment column, you can do it like SELECT ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 5; -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ /Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net ___/ www.mysql.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
RE: Nested MySQL Statements
Not until version 4.1 -Original Message- From: Peter Vertes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 8:43 AM To: MySQL Help List (E-mail) Subject: Nested MySQL Statements Hello All, Is it possible to do nested select statements with MySQL ? Basically I'm trying to display the last 5 rows that got inserted into a table. My SQL query looks like this: select * from tablename limit ((select count(*) from tablename) - 5), -1; In theory it works for me :) but MySQL complains. Is it possible to do nested queries with MySQL ? Does anyone have a better way of displaying the last x amount of rows inserted into a table ? Thanks in advance... -Pete Peter Vertes Beast Financial Systems 404 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10018 - 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
