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October 13th, 2003, 09:04 AM

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select query

dear sir,

how to write select query to find 5th highest value in a emp table

pl tell me the answer for this question.

October 13th, 2003, 11:17 AM

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Code:

SELECT * FROM table ORDER BY field DESC LIMIT 4,1

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Explain your problem instead of asking how to do what you decided was the solution.

October 13th, 2003, 03:53 PM

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jeremy, that only works in mysql (and with slight modification, in postgresql)

how about a solution in standard sql --

Code:

select * 
  from employee X 
 where 4 = 
       ( select count(*) 
          from employee 
         where salary > X.salary )

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