i think method
public abstract void setMaxRows(int max) from java.sql.Statement
is what you are looking for.
miskin.
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From: "Giovanni Az�a Garc�a" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 9:37 PM
Subject: OFF TOPIC: SQL
> Hello all,
>
> I have worked a lot with SQL but I would like to know
> how could I limit the number of rows one SELECT returns?
>
> For example, if I had a table with Customers having for each
> how much money they have spent in my company and I wanted to
> know the 5 customers that have spent the most, *ONLY* five:
>
> SELECT *
> FROM CUSTOMER_TABLE
> ORDER BY MONEY_SPENT; // This would return all rows ordered
>
> How could I limit this using SQL specifying the ammount of rows in
advance?
>
> I mean without having to iterate over all existing records.
> The only approach I have found is using the HAVING option so I could say
> HAVING MONEY_SPENT > X but how can I determine a X for that there
> are only Y records.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Giovanni
>
> PD: Maybe I'm expecting too much from SQL
>
> BCs. Giovanni Az�a Garc�a
> Bachelor in Computer Science
> Banking and Economic Information Center
> Central Bank of Cuba
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