Re: Help with query: Row number / Rank from a query...

2006-06-02 Thread Dan
Thanks Peter, That looks pretty good to me. I never would have figured that out on my own. Dan T On Jun 1, 2006, at 4:06 PM, Peter Brawley wrote: Dan, >I want to get a particular users 'rank' or row number from the query. SELECT 1+COUNT(*) AS Rank FROM results r1 INNER JOIN results r2 O

Re: Help with query: Row number / Rank from a query...

2006-06-01 Thread Peter Brawley
Dan, >I want to get a particular users 'rank' or row number from the query. SELECT 1+COUNT(*) AS Rank FROM results r1 INNER JOIN results r2 ON r1.points I have a regular query lets say: SELECT user, points FROM results ORDER BY points DESC so I get: userpoints --- john23 s

Re: Help with query: Row number / Rank from a query...

2006-06-01 Thread Michael Stassen
Dan wrote: I have a regular query lets say: Better to show the real query, rather than a simplified version. Simplified requests get you simplified answers. What seems like a simplification to you, may in fact hide a crucial piece of information, thus preventing anyone from giving you a so

Help with query: Row number / Rank from a query...

2006-06-01 Thread Dan
I have a regular query lets say: SELECT user, points FROM results ORDER BY points DESC so I get: userpoints --- john23 steve 17 bill14 From this I want to get a particular users 'rank' or row number from the query. I was hoping for a single line elegant query for t