SQL Query With Row_Number, order by and where clause

Question

I have the following SQL query:

select
     ID, COLUMN1, COLUMN2
from
     (select ID, COLUMN1, COLUMN2, row_number() over (order by 2 DESC) NO from A_TABLE)
whe         


        

Answer 1

Check out this Oracle FAQ. In particular this part:

  SELECT * 
  FROM (SELECT a.*, rownum RN 
      FROM (SELECT * 
                         FROM t1 ORDER BY key_column) a
         WHERE rownum <=7)
 WHERE rn >=5