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Help me in selecting first n records from a table by SELECT Query

Dears

1- I want to make a query to select first n records from a table. The table has no field like autonumber.

2- How can I use a variable in query. for example

n=100 n is a variable

SELECT * FROM table WHERE numericfield>n
Feb 3 '08 #1
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ADezii
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Dears

1- I want to make a query to select first n records from a table. The table has no field like autonumber.

2- How can I use a variable in query. for example

n=100 n is a variable

SELECT * FROM table WHERE numericfield>n
SQL to Select the first n Employees (ALL Fields):
Expand|Select|Wrap|Line Numbers
  1. Dim n As Integer
  2.  
  3. n = 100
  4.  
  5. SQL ==>  "SELECT TOP " & n & " Employees.* FROM Employees;"
Feb 3 '08 #2
SQL to Select the first n Employees (ALL Fields):
Expand|Select|Wrap|Line Numbers
  1. Dim n As Integer
  2.  
  3. n = 100
  4.  
  5. SQL ==>  "SELECT TOP " & n & " Employees.* FROM Employees;"
Thanks a lot for helping me.
Feb 4 '08 #3
ADezii
8,834 Expert 8TB
Thanks a lot for helping me.
You are quite welcome.
Feb 4 '08 #4

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