SQL - Select first 10 rows only?

Question

How do I select only the first 10 results of a query?

I would like to display only the first 10 results from the following query:

SELECT a.names,
            


        

Answer 1

PostgreSQL:

SELECT ... LIMIT [num] OFFSET [num];

Answer 2

In standard SQL you can use:

... FETCH FIRST 10 ROWS ONLY

This is supported in DB2, PostgreSQL and Oracle 12.1 (and later)

Answer 3

What you're looking for is a LIMIT clause.

SELECT a.names,
         COUNT(b.post_title) AS num
    FROM wp_celebnames a
    JOIN wp_posts b ON INSTR(b.post_title, a.names) > 0
    WHERE b.post_date > DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 1 DAY)
GROUP BY a.names
ORDER BY num DESC
   LIMIT 10

Answer 4

SELECT* from <table name> WHERE rownum <= 10;

Answer 5

In SQL server, use:

select top 10 ...

e.g.

select top 100 * from myTable
select top 100 colA, colB from myTable

In MySQL, use:

select ... order by num desc limit 10

Answer 6

Depends on your RDBMS

MS SQL Server

SELECT TOP 10 ...

MySQL

SELECT ... LIMIT 10

Sybase

SET ROWCOUNT 10
SELECT ...

Etc.