Is there a 'START AT' equivalent in MS-SQL?

Answer 1

Which version of SQL Server?

In SQL Server 2000 this is a real pain (though possible using ugly tricks like that posted by stingyjack).

In 2005 and later it's a little easier- look at the Row_Number() function.

And, depending on your client application it may not even be that hard. Some of the ASP.Net grid controls have support for automatic paging.

Answer 2

If you want to be compatible with SQL Server 2000 you could use

SELECT * FROM
(
    SELECT TOP 10 FROM
    (
        SELECT TOP (n * 10) FROM <table> ORDER BY (column) ASC
    ) AS t1 ORDER BY (column) DESC
) AS t2 ORDER BY (column) ASC

In SQL Server 2005 there is a new function Row_Number(). You could use it this way:

WITH Orders AS 
(
     SELECT SalesOrderID, OrderDate, 
     ROW_NUMBER() OVER (order by OrderDate) AS 'RowNumber' 
     FROM SalesOrder
) 
SELECT * 
FROM Orders 
WHERE RowNumber between 10 and 19;

Answer 3

SELECT Top 10 * 
FROM Table 
WHERE <primary key> Not IN (
    SELECT Top 10 <primaryKey> 
    FROM Table 
    ORDER BY <primary Key> ASC) 
ORDER BY <primary Key> ASC

Answer 4

For SQL Server 2012

SELECT * 
FROM <TABLE>
ORDER BY <SomeCol>
OFFSET 10 ROWS
FETCH NEXT 10 ROWS ONLY;