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jamesd0142
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Hi i want to select the first row only in my table... i have this:

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  1. declare @abc varchar(2000)
  2. set @abc = (select Sql_Table_Name from temptable10)
  3. print @abc
  4.  
how can i edit it to only retrieve the value from the first row only?

Thanks
Oct 23 '07 #1
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azimmer
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Hi i want to select the first row only in my table... i have this:

Expand|Select|Wrap|Line Numbers
  1. declare @abc varchar(2000)
  2. set @abc = (select Sql_Table_Name from temptable10)
  3. print @abc
  4.  
how can i edit it to only retrieve the value from the first row only?

Thanks
Use the TOP keyword:
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  1. declare @abc varchar(2000)
  2. set @abc = (select TOP 1 Sql_Table_Name from temptable10)
  3. print @abc
  4.  
Oct 23 '07 #2

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