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Article:		SQL Data Types
Subject:		how do we find nth highest in SQL
Date:		2004-11-14 21:40:07
From:		Question&answer
Response to: how do we find nth highest in SQL
To find the nth highest salary as below select max(a.sal) from emp a where &n=(select count(b.sal) from emp b where (a.sal output- put the value of n and get the highest salary that u have give the number i;e 4,5,6,10 etc. thanx, Haribrat

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• how do we find nth highest in SQL
  2004-12-11 08:17:00  RuchirAwadhawal [View]
  
  
  Query for Nth Max (Highest)
  select sal from emp t
  where &n = (select count(sal)
  from (select distinct sal from emp)
  where t.sal<=sal);
  
  <b>Query for Nth Min (Lowest)
  select sal from emp t
  where &n = (select count(sal)
  from (select distinct sal from emp)
  where t.sal>=sal);
• how do we find nth highest in SQL
  2005-01-18 21:03:32  hiexplain [View]
  
  
  thanks a lot
  "select sal from emp t
  where &n = (select count(sal)
  from (select distinct sal from emp)
  where t.sal<=sal);"
  it is working fine
  could u please let me know how it works...
  thanks and reguards
  surendra

• how do we find nth highest in SQL
  2004-12-11 08:16:41  RuchirAwadhawal [View]
  
  
  Query for Nth Max (Highest)
  select sal from emp t
  where &n = (select count(sal)
  from (select distinct sal from emp)
  where t.sal<=sal);
  
  <b>Query for Nth Min (Lowest)
  select sal from emp t
  where &n = (select count(sal)
  from (select distinct sal from emp)
  where t.sal>=sal);
• query for nth max
  2007-08-25 02:05:46  kashif094 [View]
  
  
  select * from emp e where 1=(select count(distinct sal) from emp where e.sal<=sal)
  
  
  
  hi i am kashif can anyone tell me what is the concept of 1 in this query?
• query for nth max
  2007-10-25 05:02:21  jolly_cet [View]
  
  
  1 specifies the position..