oracle limit sql code example
Example 1: oracle sql limit results
-- Oracle < 11g
SELECT * FROM ( SELECT * FROM emp ORDER BY sal DESC ) WHERE ROWNUM <= 5;
-- Oracle 12c +
SELECT * FROM emp ORDER BY sal DESC FETCH FIRST 5 ROWS ONLY;
Example 2: oracle limit rows
SELECT *
FROM sometable
ORDER BY name
OFFSET 20 ROWS FETCH NEXT 10 ROWS ONLY;
Example 3: rownum in sql
SELECT ROWNUM, a.*
FROM (SELECT customers.*
FROM customers
WHERE customer_id > 4500
ORDER BY last_name) a;