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Divyanshu
Starting Member

2 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-03 : 03:24:25

I want to select top max(marks) 4 records from table
can anyone write the query in SQL server 2005
===========
Name marks
1 100
2 101
3 20
4 60
5 120
6 91
7 80

===========
output like
120
101
100
91

Dev

khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

17689 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-03 : 03:40:47

homework ?

take a look at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189463.aspx

KH
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theboyholty
Posting Yak Master

226 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-03 : 05:04:14

Honestly its not difficult. Google 'TOP N'

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Divyanshu
Starting Member

2 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-03 : 05:04:22

i got the solu..
select top 4 marks from table_name
order by extension desc

thanx khtan

Dev

khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)

17689 Posts

Posted - 2011-08-03 : 05:50:44

quote:
Originally posted by Divyanshu

i got the solu..
select top 4 marks from table_name
order by extension desc

thanx khtan

Dev

why are you ORDER BY extension ?

shouldn't it be ORDER BY marks ?

KH
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