Jeffrey,
You can use the TOP predicate along with ORDER BY DESC to pull off the last
X number of records
SELECT TOP 5 ArticleID, Article
FROM Articles
ORDER BY ArticleID DESC
This assumes your primary key is called "ArticleID."
-Dan
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| name | Dan G. Switzer, II |
|company | PengoWorks.com |
| www | http://www.pengoworks.com |
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Cohen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 10:36 AM
To: House OfFusion
Subject: Best Method
Greetings...
What is the best method for reading ONLY the last five records in a
database for display?
I have a client that adds articles daily to a news database, and then
displays them on a news page. There are hundreds of articles, and on his
home page he just wants to display the 5 most recent. (which would be
the last five in the database, I presume....)
Suggetstions???
and thanks as always for your help in advance...
Jeffrey Cohen
ImageWorks
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