Oracle PL/SQL/Select Query/ROWNUM

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Getting the Five Most Expensive Products

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SQL> SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE Product (

 2  ProductID INT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,
 3  Name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
 4  Description VARCHAR(1000) NOT NULL,
 5  Price NUMBER NULL,
 6  ImagePath VARCHAR(50) NULL,
 7  soldout NUMBER(1,0) NULL,
 8  Promotion NUMBER(1,0) NULL);

Table created. SQL> SQL> CREATE SEQUENCE ProductIDSeq; Sequence created. SQL> SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER ProductAutonumberTrigger

 2  BEFORE INSERT ON Product
 3  FOR EACH ROW
 4  BEGIN
 5     SELECT ProductIDSeq.NEXTVAL
 6     INTO :NEW.ProductID FROM DUAL;
 7  END;
 8  /

Trigger created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO Product (Name, Description, Price, ImagePath,soldout, Promotion)

 2  VALUES ("Pen", "Ball Pen",5.99, "pen.jpg", 1, 0);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO Product (Name, Description, Price, ImagePath, soldout, Promotion)

 2  VALUES ("Ruler", "Long",14.99, "ruler.jpg", 0, 0);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO Product (Name, Description, Price, ImagePath, soldout, Promotion)

 2  VALUES ("Desk", "Computer Desk",5.99, "desk.jpg", 0, 1);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO Product (Name, Description, Price, ImagePath, soldout, Promotion)

 2  VALUES ("PC", "Notebook",49.99, "pc.jpg", 0, 1);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO Product (Name, Description, Price, ImagePath, soldout, Promotion)

 2  VALUES ("Mouse", "Wireless",9.99, "mouse.jpg",  1, 0);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO Product (Name, Description, Price, ImagePath, soldout, Promotion)

 2  VALUES ("Keyboard", "keyboard",3.75, "keyboard.jpg", 0, 0);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> SELECT Name, Price FROM

 2       (SELECT Name, Price
 3        FROM Product
 4        ORDER BY Price DESC, Name ASC)
 5  WHERE ROWNUM<=5;

NAME PRICE


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PC 49.99 Ruler 14.99 Mouse 9.99 Desk 5.99 Pen 5.99 5 rows selected. SQL> SQL> drop table product; Table dropped. SQL> drop sequence ProductIDSeq; Sequence dropped.



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Limit the query to display only the top 3 highest paid employees.

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SQL> SQL> SQL> create table employee(

 2           emp_no                 integer         primary key
 3          ,lastname               varchar2(20)    not null
 4          ,firstname              varchar2(15)    not null
 5          ,midinit                varchar2(1)
 6          ,street                 varchar2(30)
 7          ,city                   varchar2(20)
 8          ,state                  varchar2(2)
 9          ,zip                    varchar2(5)
10          ,zip_4                  varchar2(4)
11          ,area_code              varchar2(3)
12          ,phone                  varchar2(8)
13          ,salary                 number(3)
14          ,birthdate              date
15          ,hiredate               date
16          ,title                  varchar2(20)
17          ,dept_no                integer
18          ,mgr                    integer
19          ,region                 number
20          ,division               number
21          ,total_sales            number
22  );

Table created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)

 2               values (1,"Anderson","Nancy","N","33 Ave","London","NY","11111","1111","212","234-1111",3.75,"21-mar-1927","1-feb-1947","Sales Manager",2,null,100,10,40000);

1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)

 2               values (2,"Last","First","F","12 Ave","Paris","CA","22222","2222","221","867-2222",7.75,"14-feb-1976","15-mar-1985","Sales Clerk",2,1,100,10,10000);

1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)

 2               values (3,"Wash","Georgia","G","1 Street14","Barton","NJ","33333","3333","214","340-3333",11.50,"2-jul-1977","21-apr-2004","Designer",1,2,100,10,40000);

1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)

 2               values (4,"Bush","Dave","D","56 Street","Island","RI","44444","4444","215","777-4444",21.65,"15-may-1945","2-aug-1975","Designer",1,2,100,10,40000);

1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)

 2               values (5,"Will","Robin","W","56 Street","Island","MA","55555","5555","216","777-5555",24.65,"10-dec-1980","2-aug-2007","Designer",1,5,100,10,40000);

1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)

 2               values (6,"Pete","Mona","M","13 Ave","York","MO","66666","6666","217","111-6666",9,"14-feb-1966","15-mar-1985","Sales Clerk",2,5,100,10,40000);

1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)

 2               values (7,"Roke","John","J","67 Ave","New York","BC","77777","7777","218","122-7777",10.00,"14-jun-1955","15-mar-1975","Accountant",3,2,100,10,40000);

1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)

 2               values (8,"Horry","Tedi","T","1236 Lane","Newton","NY","88888","8888","219","222-8888",13.00,"10-jun-1955","15-aug-1985","Sales Representative",3,2,100,10,50000);

1 row created. SQL> insert into employee(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,zip_4, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, hiredate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)

 2                values (9,"Bar","Candi","C","400 East Street","Yorken","NY","99999","9999","220","321-9999",12.00,"10-oct-1933","15-jan-1969","Sales Representative",3,5,100,10,35000);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> select lastname, firstname, salary

 2    from (SELECT lastname, firstname, salary FROM employee ORDER BY salary DESC)
 3    where rownum <= 3 ;

LASTNAME FIRSTNAME SALARY


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Will Robin 25 Bush Dave 22 Horry Tedi 13 3 rows selected. SQL> SQL> drop table employee; Table dropped. SQL> SQL> SQL> --


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Retrieving the Top Five Students with ROWNUM

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SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE SAT (

 2     StudentID  INT NOT NULL,
 3     ExamID     INT NOT NULL,
 4     Mark       INT,
 5     IfPassed   SMALLINT,
 6     Comments   VARCHAR(255),
 7     CONSTRAINT PK_SAT PRIMARY KEY (StudentID, ExamID));

Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO SAT (StudentID,ExamID,Mark,IfPassed,Comments) VALUES (1,1,55,1,"Satisfactory"); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO SAT (StudentID,ExamID,Mark,IfPassed,Comments) VALUES (1,2,73,1,"Good result"); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO SAT (StudentID,ExamID,Mark,IfPassed,Comments) VALUES (2,3,44,1,"Hard"); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO SAT (StudentID,ExamID,Mark,IfPassed,Comments) VALUES (2,5,39,0,"Simple"); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO SAT (StudentID,ExamID,Mark,IfPassed) VALUES (2,6,63,1); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SELECT StudentID, AverageMark FROM (

 2     SELECT StudentID, AVG(Mark) AS AverageMark
 3     FROM SAT
 4     GROUP BY StudentID
 5     ORDER BY AverageMark DESC
 6  )
 7  WHERE ROWNUM <= 5;
STUDENTID AVERAGEMARK

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        1          64
        2  48.6666667

2 rows selected. SQL> SQL> drop table SAT; Table dropped. SQL>


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Use rownum = 1 and select into

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SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE EMP(

 2      EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,
 3      ENAME VARCHAR2(10),
 4      JOB VARCHAR2(9),
 5      MGR NUMBER(4),
 6      HIREDATE DATE,
 7      SAL NUMBER(7, 2),
 8      COMM NUMBER(7, 2),
 9      DEPTNO NUMBER(2)
10  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7369, "SMITH", "CLERK", 7902,TO_DATE("17-DEC-1980", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 800, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7499, "ALLEN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("20-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1600, 300, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7521, "WARD", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("22-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 500, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7566, "JONES", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("2-APR-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2975, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7654, "MARTIN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("28-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 1400, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7698, "BLAKE", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("1-MAY-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2850, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7782, "CLARK", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("9-JUN-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2450, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7788, "SCOTT", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("09-DEC-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7839, "KING", "PRESIDENT", NULL,TO_DATE("17-NOV-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 5000, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7844, "TURNER", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("8-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1500, 0, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7876, "ADAMS", "CLERK", 7788,TO_DATE("12-JAN-1983", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1100, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7900, "JAMES", "CLERK", 7698,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 950, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7902, "FORD", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7934, "MILLER", "CLERK", 7782,TO_DATE("23-JAN-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1300, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE DEPT(

 2      DEPTNO NUMBER(2),
 3      DNAME VARCHAR2(14),
 4      LOC VARCHAR2(13)
 5  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO DEPT VALUES (10, "ACCOUNTING", "NEW YORK"); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO DEPT VALUES (20, "RESEARCH", "DALLAS"); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO DEPT VALUES (30, "SALES", "CHICAGO"); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO DEPT VALUES (40, "OPERATIONS", "BOSTON"); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> declare

 2      l_ename  emp.ename%type;
 3  begin
 4      for x in (select deptno, dname from dept order by deptno)
 5      loop
 6          begin
 7             select ename into l_ename
 8               from emp
 9              where deptno = x.deptno
10                and sal = (select max(sal)from emp where deptno = x.deptno)
11             and rownum = 1;
12          exception when no_data_found
13          then
14              l_ename := "(none)";
15          end;
16          dbms_output.put_line( x.deptno || ", " || x.dname || ", " || l_ename );
17      end loop;
18  end;
19  /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> drop table dept; Table dropped. SQL> drop table emp; Table dropped. SQL>


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Use rownum column with order by

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SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE EMP (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,

 2                    ENAME VARCHAR2(10),
 3                    JOB VARCHAR2(9),
 4                    MGR NUMBER(4),
 5                    HIREDATE DATE,
 6                    SAL NUMBER(7, 2),
 7                    COMM NUMBER(7, 2),
 8                    DEPTNO NUMBER(2));

Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7369, "SMITH", "CLERK", 7902, TO_DATE("17-DEC-1980", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 800, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7499, "ALLEN", "SALESMAN", 7698, TO_DATE("20-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1600, 300, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7521, "WARD", "SALESMAN", 7698, TO_DATE("22-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 500, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7566, "JONES", "MANAGER", 7839, TO_DATE("2-APR-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2975, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7654, "MARTIN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("28-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 1400, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7698, "BLAKE", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("1-MAY-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2850, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7782, "CLARK", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("9-JUN-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2450, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7788, "SCOTT", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("09-DEC-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7839, "KING", "PRESIDENT", NULL,TO_DATE("17-NOV-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 5000, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7844, "TURNER", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("8-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1500, 0, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7876, "ADAMS", "CLERK", 7788,TO_DATE("12-JAN-1983", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1100, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7900, "JAMES", "CLERK", 7698,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 950, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7902, "FORD", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7934, "MILLER", "CLERK", 7782,TO_DATE("23-JAN-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1300, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE DEPT (DEPTNO NUMBER(2),DNAME VARCHAR2(14),LOC VARCHAR2(13) ); Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO DEPT VALUES (10, "ACCOUNTING", "NEW YORK"); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO DEPT VALUES (20, "RESEARCH", "DALLAS"); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO DEPT VALUES (30, "SALES", "CHICAGO"); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO DEPT VALUES (40, "OPERATIONS", "BOSTON"); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> select rownum, ename, hiredate

 2  from emp
 3  order by hiredate;
   ROWNUM ENAME      HIREDATE

---------- ---------
        1 SMITH      17-DEC-80
        2 ALLEN      20-FEB-81
        3 WARD       22-FEB-81
        4 JONES      02-APR-81
        6 BLAKE      01-MAY-81
        7 CLARK      09-JUN-81
       10 TURNER     08-SEP-81
        5 MARTIN     28-SEP-81
        9 KING       17-NOV-81
       12 JAMES      03-DEC-81
       13 FORD       03-DEC-81
   ROWNUM ENAME      HIREDATE

---------- ---------
       14 MILLER     23-JAN-82
        8 SCOTT      09-DEC-82
       11 ADAMS      12-JAN-83

14 rows selected. SQL> SQL> drop table emp cascade constraints; Table dropped. SQL> drop table dept cascade constraints; Table dropped. SQL>


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Use rownum in select clause

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SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE EMP (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,

 2                    ENAME VARCHAR2(10),
 3                    JOB VARCHAR2(9),
 4                    MGR NUMBER(4),
 5                    HIREDATE DATE,
 6                    SAL NUMBER(7, 2),
 7                    COMM NUMBER(7, 2),
 8                    DEPTNO NUMBER(2));

Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7369, "SMITH", "CLERK", 7902, TO_DATE("17-DEC-1980", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 800, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7499, "ALLEN", "SALESMAN", 7698, TO_DATE("20-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1600, 300, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7521, "WARD", "SALESMAN", 7698, TO_DATE("22-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 500, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7566, "JONES", "MANAGER", 7839, TO_DATE("2-APR-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2975, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7654, "MARTIN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("28-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 1400, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7698, "BLAKE", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("1-MAY-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2850, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7782, "CLARK", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("9-JUN-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2450, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7788, "SCOTT", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("09-DEC-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7839, "KING", "PRESIDENT", NULL,TO_DATE("17-NOV-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 5000, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7844, "TURNER", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("8-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1500, 0, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7876, "ADAMS", "CLERK", 7788,TO_DATE("12-JAN-1983", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1100, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7900, "JAMES", "CLERK", 7698,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 950, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7902, "FORD", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7934, "MILLER", "CLERK", 7782,TO_DATE("23-JAN-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1300, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> select * from emp;

    EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO

---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------
     7369 SMITH      CLERK           7902 17-DEC-80        800                    20
     7499 ALLEN      SALESMAN        7698 20-FEB-81       1600        300         30
     7521 WARD       SALESMAN        7698 22-FEB-81       1250        500         30
     7566 JONES      MANAGER         7839 02-APR-81       2975                    20
     7654 MARTIN     SALESMAN        7698 28-SEP-81       1250       1400         30
     7698 BLAKE      MANAGER         7839 01-MAY-81       2850                    30
     7782 CLARK      MANAGER         7839 09-JUN-81       2450                    10
     7788 SCOTT      ANALYST         7566 09-DEC-82       3000                    20
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    EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO

---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------
     7839 KING       PRESIDENT            17-NOV-81       5000                    10
     7844 TURNER     SALESMAN        7698 08-SEP-81       1500          0         30
     7876 ADAMS      CLERK           7788 12-JAN-83       1100                    20
     7900 JAMES      CLERK           7698 03-DEC-81        950                    30
     7902 FORD       ANALYST         7566 03-DEC-81       3000                    20
     7934 MILLER     CLERK           7782 23-JAN-82       1300                    10


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14 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SELECT ROWNUM, ename

 2  FROM   emp
 3  WHERE  ROWNUM < 6
 4  ORDER BY ename;
   ROWNUM ENAME

----------
        2 ALLEN
        4 JONES
        5 MARTIN
        1 SMITH
        3 WARD


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SQL> SQL> drop table emp; Table dropped.


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Use rownum in update set statement

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SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE EMP (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,

 2                    ENAME VARCHAR2(10),
 3                    JOB VARCHAR2(9),
 4                    MGR NUMBER(4),
 5                    HIREDATE DATE,
 6                    SAL NUMBER(7, 2),
 7                    COMM NUMBER(7, 2),
 8                    DEPTNO NUMBER(2));

Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7369, "SMITH", "CLERK", 7902, TO_DATE("17-DEC-1980", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 800, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7499, "ALLEN", "SALESMAN", 7698, TO_DATE("20-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1600, 300, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7521, "WARD", "SALESMAN", 7698, TO_DATE("22-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 500, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7566, "JONES", "MANAGER", 7839, TO_DATE("2-APR-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2975, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7654, "MARTIN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("28-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 1400, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7698, "BLAKE", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("1-MAY-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2850, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7782, "CLARK", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("9-JUN-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2450, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7788, "SCOTT", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("09-DEC-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7839, "KING", "PRESIDENT", NULL,TO_DATE("17-NOV-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 5000, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7844, "TURNER", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("8-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1500, 0, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7876, "ADAMS", "CLERK", 7788,TO_DATE("12-JAN-1983", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1100, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7900, "JAMES", "CLERK", 7698,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 950, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7902, "FORD", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7934, "MILLER", "CLERK", 7782,TO_DATE("23-JAN-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1300, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> select * from emp;

    EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO

---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------
     7369 SMITH      CLERK           7902 17-DEC-80        800                    20
     7499 ALLEN      SALESMAN        7698 20-FEB-81       1600        300         30
     7521 WARD       SALESMAN        7698 22-FEB-81       1250        500         30
     7566 JONES      MANAGER         7839 02-APR-81       2975                    20
     7654 MARTIN     SALESMAN        7698 28-SEP-81       1250       1400         30
     7698 BLAKE      MANAGER         7839 01-MAY-81       2850                    30
     7782 CLARK      MANAGER         7839 09-JUN-81       2450                    10
     7788 SCOTT      ANALYST         7566 09-DEC-82       3000                    20
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    EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO

---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------
     7839 KING       PRESIDENT            17-NOV-81       5000                    10
     7844 TURNER     SALESMAN        7698 08-SEP-81       1500          0         30
     7876 ADAMS      CLERK           7788 12-JAN-83       1100                    20
     7900 JAMES      CLERK           7698 03-DEC-81        950                    30
     7902 FORD       ANALYST         7566 03-DEC-81       3000                    20
     7934 MILLER     CLERK           7782 23-JAN-82       1300                    10


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14 rows selected. SQL> SQL> UPDATE emp

 2  SET    empno  = ROWNUM;

14 rows updated. SQL> SQL> select * from emp;

    EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO

---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------
        1 SMITH      CLERK           7902 17-DEC-80        800                    20
        2 ALLEN      SALESMAN        7698 20-FEB-81       1600        300         30
        3 WARD       SALESMAN        7698 22-FEB-81       1250        500         30
        4 JONES      MANAGER         7839 02-APR-81       2975                    20
        5 MARTIN     SALESMAN        7698 28-SEP-81       1250       1400         30
        6 BLAKE      MANAGER         7839 01-MAY-81       2850                    30
        7 CLARK      MANAGER         7839 09-JUN-81       2450                    10
        8 SCOTT      ANALYST         7566 09-DEC-82       3000                    20
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    EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO

---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------
        9 KING       PRESIDENT            17-NOV-81       5000                    10
       10 TURNER     SALESMAN        7698 08-SEP-81       1500          0         30
       11 ADAMS      CLERK           7788 12-JAN-83       1100                    20
       12 JAMES      CLERK           7698 03-DEC-81        950                    30
       13 FORD       ANALYST         7566 03-DEC-81       3000                    20
       14 MILLER     CLERK           7782 23-JAN-82       1300                    10


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14 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table emp; Table dropped.


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Use rownum in where clause to control the row count

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SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE EMP (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,

 2                    ENAME VARCHAR2(10),
 3                    JOB VARCHAR2(9),
 4                    MGR NUMBER(4),
 5                    HIREDATE DATE,
 6                    SAL NUMBER(7, 2),
 7                    COMM NUMBER(7, 2),
 8                    DEPTNO NUMBER(2));

Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7369, "SMITH", "CLERK", 7902, TO_DATE("17-DEC-1980", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 800, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7499, "ALLEN", "SALESMAN", 7698, TO_DATE("20-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1600, 300, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7521, "WARD", "SALESMAN", 7698, TO_DATE("22-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 500, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7566, "JONES", "MANAGER", 7839, TO_DATE("2-APR-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2975, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7654, "MARTIN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("28-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 1400, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7698, "BLAKE", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("1-MAY-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2850, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7782, "CLARK", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("9-JUN-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2450, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7788, "SCOTT", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("09-DEC-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7839, "KING", "PRESIDENT", NULL,TO_DATE("17-NOV-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 5000, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7844, "TURNER", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("8-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1500, 0, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7876, "ADAMS", "CLERK", 7788,TO_DATE("12-JAN-1983", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1100, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7900, "JAMES", "CLERK", 7698,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 950, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7902, "FORD", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7934, "MILLER", "CLERK", 7782,TO_DATE("23-JAN-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1300, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> select * from emp;

    EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO

---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------
     7369 SMITH      CLERK           7902 17-DEC-80        800                    20
     7499 ALLEN      SALESMAN        7698 20-FEB-81       1600        300         30
     7521 WARD       SALESMAN        7698 22-FEB-81       1250        500         30
     7566 JONES      MANAGER         7839 02-APR-81       2975                    20
     7654 MARTIN     SALESMAN        7698 28-SEP-81       1250       1400         30
     7698 BLAKE      MANAGER         7839 01-MAY-81       2850                    30
     7782 CLARK      MANAGER         7839 09-JUN-81       2450                    10
     7788 SCOTT      ANALYST         7566 09-DEC-82       3000                    20
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    EMPNO ENAME      JOB              MGR HIREDATE         SAL       COMM     DEPTNO

---------- --------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- ----------
     7839 KING       PRESIDENT            17-NOV-81       5000                    10
     7844 TURNER     SALESMAN        7698 08-SEP-81       1500          0         30
     7876 ADAMS      CLERK           7788 12-JAN-83       1100                    20
     7900 JAMES      CLERK           7698 03-DEC-81        950                    30
     7902 FORD       ANALYST         7566 03-DEC-81       3000                    20
     7934 MILLER     CLERK           7782 23-JAN-82       1300                    10


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14 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> SELECT ROWID, empno

 2  FROM   emp
 3  WHERE  ROWNUM < 6;

ROWID EMPNO


----------

AAADc4AABAAAKUaAAA 7369 AAADc4AABAAAKUaAAB 7499 AAADc4AABAAAKUaAAC 7521 AAADc4AABAAAKUaAAD 7566 AAADc4AABAAAKUaAAE 7654


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SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table emp; Table dropped. SQL>


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SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE departments

 2  (department_id           number(10)            not null,
 3   department_name      varchar2(50)      not null,
 4   CONSTRAINT departments_pk PRIMARY KEY (department_id)
 5  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> insert into departments ( department_id, department_name )

 2                    values( 1,             "Data Group" );

1 row created. SQL> SQL> insert into departments ( department_id, department_name )

 2                    values( 2,             "Purchasing" );

1 row created. SQL> SQL> insert into departments ( department_id, department_name )

 2                    values( 3,             "Call Center" );

1 row created. SQL> SQL> insert into departments ( department_id, department_name )

 2                    values( 4,             "Communication" );

1 row created. SQL> SQL> SQL> select department_name, upper( department_name )

 2      from departments
 3     where rownum < 2
 4     order by department_name
 5    /

DEPARTMENT_NAME


UPPER(DEPARTMENT_NAME)


Data Group DATA GROUP

1 row selected. SQL> SQL> drop table departments; Table dropped. SQL> SQL> SQL> --


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Use rownum to limit the subquery

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SQL> SQL> create table emp(

 2           emp_no                 integer         primary key,
 3           lastname               varchar2(20)    not null,
 4           firstname              varchar2(15)    not null,
 5           midinit                varchar2(1),
 6           street                 varchar2(30),
 7           city                   varchar2(20),
 8           state                  varchar2(2),
 9           zip                    varchar2(5),
10           shortZipCode                   varchar2(4),
11           area_code              varchar2(3),
12           phone                  varchar2(8),
13           salary                 number(5,2),
14           birthdate              date,
15           startDate              date,
16           title                  varchar2(20),
17           dept_no                integer         ,
18           mgr                    integer,
19           region                 number,
20           division               number,
21           total_sales            number
22  );

Table created. SQL> -- emp Table Inserts: SQL> insert into emp(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,shortZipCode, area_code, phone, birthdate, title)values

 2                      (1,"Z","Joy","R","1 Ave","New York","NY","12122","2333","212","200-1111","12-nov-1976","President");

1 row created. SQL> insert into emp(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,shortZipCode, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, startDate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)valu es

 2                      (2,"X","Lucy","J","1 Street","New York","NY","43552","6633","212","234-4444",7.75,"21-mar-1976","1-feb-1994","Sales Manager",2,1,100,10,40000);

1 row created. SQL> insert into emp(emp_no, lastname, firstname, midinit, street, city, state, zip,shortZipCode, area_code, phone, salary, birthdate, startDate,title, dept_no, mgr, region, division, total_sales)valu es

 2                      (3,"Y","Jordan","E","1 Drive","New York","NY","76822","8763","212","222-2222",7.75,"14-feb-1963","15-mar-1995","Sales Clerk",2,2,100,10,10000);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> select lastname, firstname, salary

 2    from (SELECT lastname, firstname, salary FROM emp ORDER BY salary DESC)
 3   where rownum <= 3 ;

LASTNAME FIRSTNAME SALARY


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Z Joy X Lucy 7.75 Y Jordan 7.75 SQL> SQL> drop table emp; Table dropped.


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