Learn To Restrict the Number of Rows Returned To the Query In SQL Server
Neil Pike
July 27, 1999
1 Min Read
A. With SQL 6.5 and below use the "set rowcount " option.
e.g.SET ROWCOUNT 10
SELECT * FROM
This option is still available with SQL 7.0, but this supports the TOP function as well which will optimise better so use this instead. Note that the database concerned MUST be in SQL 7.0 compatibility mode - run sp_dbcmptlevel to check whether it is or not.
e.g. select TOP(10) from
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