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Gavin1977
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 Posted - 2008-06-24 : 05:40:02
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Hello all.Im trying to write a stored procedure which i can stipulate the top number of rows it returns. I know i use the following syntax: SELECT TOP 5 And i know i need to pass the number of rows i want as a variable to the stored proceudre like: @Top as Integer But when i try and do the following. SQL Server complains about the syntax:SELECT TOP @Top Can anyone advise me how i should be doing this? |
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harsh_athalye
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2008-06-24 : 05:41:23
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| [code]SELECT TOP (@Top)...[/code]Harsh AthalyeIndia."The IMPOSSIBLE is often UNTRIED" |
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Gavin1977
Starting Member
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Posted - 2008-06-24 : 05:46:30
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| Ahh excellant, thanks very much. |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2008-06-24 : 07:01:40
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This information is also available in Books Online, the Microsoft SQL Server help file.
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Selecting top 'x' number of rows through a sp