Select statement with dynamic values

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Select statement with dynamic values

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Legend1673
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Posted - 2010-01-03 : 14:13:39

I am trying to complete a select statement where I want a specific number of records and these records have the smallest field value in relation the all the other records in the table.

EXAMPLE:
I need a query that will pull the 10,000 records with the oldest datetime value from the table?

I hope this makes sense.

set rowcount 10000
select * from TABLE where DATETIMEFIELD....???

Thanks,
Jeff

visakh16
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52326 Posts

Posted - 2010-01-03 : 14:22:05

select top 10000 * from TABLE where DATETIMEFIELD = (SELECT MIN(DATETIMEFIELD ) FROM TABLE)

Legend1673
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Posted - 2010-01-03 : 15:45:39

That query would only return one value.

Assume this is the table and I need the oldest 3 records. (IDs 1,2,3)

ID DATETIME
1 2009-12-01 12:00:01.000
2 2009-12-01 12:00:02.000
3 2009-12-01 12:00:03.000
4 2009-12-01 12:00:04.000
5 2009-12-01 12:00:05.000

Thanks,
Jeff

webfred
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Posted - 2010-01-03 : 15:54:42

select top 3 * from your_Table order datetime_Column

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Legend1673
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Posted - 2010-01-03 : 16:48:32

Thank you.

I thought the order only sorted the sub-set. Didn't realize it ordered the table.

Thanks again,
Jeff

webfred
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Posted - 2010-01-03 : 17:06:50