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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Новая страница&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Add the TOP statement: see the first five rows in the result set==&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; create table employee(&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;     ID          int,&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;     name        nvarchar (10),&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;     salary      int,&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;     start_date  datetime,&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;     city        nvarchar (10),&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;     region      char (1))&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;               values (1,  &amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;, 40420,  &amp;quot;02/01/94&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (2,  &amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,14420,  &amp;quot;01/02/95&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (3,  &amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;, 24020,  &amp;quot;12/03/96&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (4,  &amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;, 40620,  &amp;quot;11/04/97&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (5,  &amp;quot;David&amp;quot;, 80026,  &amp;quot;10/05/98&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (6,  &amp;quot;James&amp;quot;, 70060,  &amp;quot;09/06/99&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (7,  &amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,90620,  &amp;quot;08/07/00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (8,  &amp;quot;Chris&amp;quot;, 26020,  &amp;quot;07/08/01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (9,  &amp;quot;Mary&amp;quot;,  60020,  &amp;quot;06/09/02&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from employee&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W&lt;br /&gt;
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N&lt;br /&gt;
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W&lt;br /&gt;
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N&lt;br /&gt;
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W&lt;br /&gt;
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N&lt;br /&gt;
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W&lt;br /&gt;
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N&lt;br /&gt;
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W&lt;br /&gt;
(9 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; --add the TOP statement: see the first five rows in the result set:&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; SELECT TOP 5 Name, Start_Date&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; FROM Employee&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; Order By Start_Date&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
Name       Start_Date&lt;br /&gt;
---------- -----------------------&lt;br /&gt;
Jason      1994-02-01 00:00:00.000&lt;br /&gt;
Robert     1995-01-02 00:00:00.000&lt;br /&gt;
Celia      1996-12-03 00:00:00.000&lt;br /&gt;
Linda      1997-11-04 00:00:00.000&lt;br /&gt;
David      1998-10-05 00:00:00.000&lt;br /&gt;
(5 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; drop table employee&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
==Define variable to query top number of records==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
 &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; create table Billings (&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;     BankerID           INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;     BillingNumber      INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;     BillingDate        datetime,&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;     BillingTotal       INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;     TermsID            INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt;     BillingDueDate     datetime ,&lt;br /&gt;
11&amp;gt;     PaymentTotal       INTEGER,&lt;br /&gt;
12&amp;gt;     CreditTotal        INTEGER&lt;br /&gt;
13&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
14&amp;gt; );&lt;br /&gt;
15&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (1, 1, &amp;quot;2005-01-22&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (2, 2, &amp;quot;2001-02-21&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2002-02-22&amp;quot;,123,321.);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (3, 3, &amp;quot;2003-05-02&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-12&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (4, 4, &amp;quot;1999-03-12&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-18&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (5, 5, &amp;quot;2000-04-23&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-17&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (6, 6, &amp;quot;2001-06-14&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-18&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (7, 7, &amp;quot;2002-07-15&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-19&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (8, 8, &amp;quot;2003-08-16&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-20&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (9, 9, &amp;quot;2004-09-17&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-21&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; INSERT INTO Billings VALUES (0, 0, &amp;quot;2005-10-18&amp;quot;, 165, 1,&amp;quot;2005-04-22&amp;quot;,123,321);&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; DECLARE @n int&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; SET @n = 6&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; SELECT TOP (@n) BankerID&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; FROM Billings&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
BankerID&lt;br /&gt;
-----------&lt;br /&gt;
          1&lt;br /&gt;
          2&lt;br /&gt;
          3&lt;br /&gt;
          4&lt;br /&gt;
          5&lt;br /&gt;
          6&lt;br /&gt;
(6 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table Billings;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
 &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Get the bottom two rows by using a TOP keyword and specifying the ORDER BY clause==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; create table employee(&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;     ID          int,&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;     name        nvarchar (10),&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;     salary      int,&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;     start_date  datetime,&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;     city        nvarchar (10),&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;     region      char (1))&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;               values (1,  &amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;, 40420,  &amp;quot;02/01/94&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (2,  &amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,14420,  &amp;quot;01/02/95&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (3,  &amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;, 24020,  &amp;quot;12/03/96&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (4,  &amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;, 40620,  &amp;quot;11/04/97&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (5,  &amp;quot;David&amp;quot;, 80026,  &amp;quot;10/05/98&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (6,  &amp;quot;James&amp;quot;, 70060,  &amp;quot;09/06/99&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (7,  &amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,90620,  &amp;quot;08/07/00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (8,  &amp;quot;Chris&amp;quot;, 26020,  &amp;quot;07/08/01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (9,  &amp;quot;Mary&amp;quot;,  60020,  &amp;quot;06/09/02&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from employee&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W&lt;br /&gt;
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N&lt;br /&gt;
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W&lt;br /&gt;
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N&lt;br /&gt;
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W&lt;br /&gt;
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N&lt;br /&gt;
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W&lt;br /&gt;
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N&lt;br /&gt;
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W&lt;br /&gt;
(9 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; --Get the bottom two rows by using a TOP keyword and specifying the ORDER BY clause&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; SELECT TOP 2 ID, name, salary&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; FROM Employee&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; ORDER BY name DESC&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
ID          name       salary&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ---------- -----------&lt;br /&gt;
          2 Robert           14420&lt;br /&gt;
          9 Mary             60020&lt;br /&gt;
(2 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table employee&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Get the top two rows by using a TOP keyword and specifying the ORDER BY clause with a column name==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; create table employee(&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;     ID          int,&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;     name        nvarchar (10),&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;     salary      int,&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;     start_date  datetime,&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt;     city        nvarchar (10),&lt;br /&gt;
9&amp;gt;     region      char (1))&lt;br /&gt;
10&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;               values (1,  &amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;, 40420,  &amp;quot;02/01/94&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (2,  &amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,14420,  &amp;quot;01/02/95&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (3,  &amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;, 24020,  &amp;quot;12/03/96&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (4,  &amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;, 40620,  &amp;quot;11/04/97&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (5,  &amp;quot;David&amp;quot;, 80026,  &amp;quot;10/05/98&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (6,  &amp;quot;James&amp;quot;, 70060,  &amp;quot;09/06/99&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (7,  &amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,90620,  &amp;quot;08/07/00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (8,  &amp;quot;Chris&amp;quot;, 26020,  &amp;quot;07/08/01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (9,  &amp;quot;Mary&amp;quot;,  60020,  &amp;quot;06/09/02&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from employee&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W&lt;br /&gt;
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N&lt;br /&gt;
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W&lt;br /&gt;
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N&lt;br /&gt;
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W&lt;br /&gt;
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N&lt;br /&gt;
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W&lt;br /&gt;
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N&lt;br /&gt;
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W&lt;br /&gt;
(9 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; --Get the top two rows by using a TOP keyword and specifying the ORDER BY clause with a column name.&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; SELECT TOP 2 ID, name, salary&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; FROM Employee&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; ORDER BY salary ASC&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
ID          name       salary&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ---------- -----------&lt;br /&gt;
          2 Robert           14420&lt;br /&gt;
          3 Celia            24020&lt;br /&gt;
(2 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table employee&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==TOP 2 WITH TIES==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; create table employee(&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;     ID          int,&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;     name        nvarchar (10),&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;     salary      int,&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;     start_date  datetime,&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;     city        nvarchar (10),&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;     region      char (1))&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;               values (1,  &amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;, 40420,  &amp;quot;02/01/94&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (2,  &amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,14420,  &amp;quot;01/02/95&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (3,  &amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;, 24020,  &amp;quot;12/03/96&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (4,  &amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;, 40620,  &amp;quot;11/04/97&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (5,  &amp;quot;David&amp;quot;, 80026,  &amp;quot;10/05/98&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (6,  &amp;quot;James&amp;quot;, 70060,  &amp;quot;09/06/99&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (7,  &amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,90620,  &amp;quot;08/07/00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (8,  &amp;quot;Chris&amp;quot;, 26020,  &amp;quot;07/08/01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (9,  &amp;quot;Mary&amp;quot;,  60020,  &amp;quot;06/09/02&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from employee&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W&lt;br /&gt;
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N&lt;br /&gt;
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W&lt;br /&gt;
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N&lt;br /&gt;
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W&lt;br /&gt;
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N&lt;br /&gt;
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W&lt;br /&gt;
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N&lt;br /&gt;
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W&lt;br /&gt;
(9 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; --WITH TIES&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; SELECT TOP 2 WITH TIES Name, Salary&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; FROM Employee&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; ORDER BY Salary DESC&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
Name       Salary&lt;br /&gt;
---------- -----------&lt;br /&gt;
Alison           90620&lt;br /&gt;
David            80026&lt;br /&gt;
(2 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; drop table employee&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==TOP Clause in DELETE Statements==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; create table employee(&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;     ID          int,&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;     name        nvarchar (10),&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;     salary      int,&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;     start_date  datetime,&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;     city        nvarchar (10),&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;     region      char (1))&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;               values (1,  &amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;, 40420,  &amp;quot;02/01/94&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (2,  &amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,14420,  &amp;quot;01/02/95&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (3,  &amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;, 24020,  &amp;quot;12/03/96&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (4,  &amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;, 40620,  &amp;quot;11/04/97&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (5,  &amp;quot;David&amp;quot;, 80026,  &amp;quot;10/05/98&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (6,  &amp;quot;James&amp;quot;, 70060,  &amp;quot;09/06/99&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (7,  &amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,90620,  &amp;quot;08/07/00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (8,  &amp;quot;Chris&amp;quot;, 26020,  &amp;quot;07/08/01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (9,  &amp;quot;Mary&amp;quot;,  60020,  &amp;quot;06/09/02&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from employee&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W&lt;br /&gt;
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N&lt;br /&gt;
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W&lt;br /&gt;
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N&lt;br /&gt;
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W&lt;br /&gt;
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N&lt;br /&gt;
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W&lt;br /&gt;
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N&lt;br /&gt;
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W&lt;br /&gt;
(9 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; --TOP Clause in DELETE Statements&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; DELETE Employee&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; FROM (SELECT TOP 3 * FROM Employee) AS Employee1&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(9 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from employee&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------&lt;br /&gt;
(0 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; drop table employee&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Top with descending order ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; create table employee(&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;     ID          int,&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;     name        nvarchar (10),&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;     salary      int,&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt;     start_date  datetime,&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt;     city        nvarchar (10),&lt;br /&gt;
7&amp;gt;     region      char (1))&lt;br /&gt;
8&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;               values (1,  &amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;, 40420,  &amp;quot;02/01/94&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (2,  &amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,14420,  &amp;quot;01/02/95&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (3,  &amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;, 24020,  &amp;quot;12/03/96&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (4,  &amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;, 40620,  &amp;quot;11/04/97&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (5,  &amp;quot;David&amp;quot;, 80026,  &amp;quot;10/05/98&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (6,  &amp;quot;James&amp;quot;, 70060,  &amp;quot;09/06/99&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (7,  &amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,90620,  &amp;quot;08/07/00&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (8,  &amp;quot;Chris&amp;quot;, 26020,  &amp;quot;07/08/01&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;N&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt; insert into employee (ID, name,    salary, start_date, city,       region)&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;               values (9,  &amp;quot;Mary&amp;quot;,  60020,  &amp;quot;06/09/02&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;W&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
(1 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt; select * from employee&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
ID          name       salary      start_date              city       region&lt;br /&gt;
----------- ---------- ----------- ----------------------- ---------- ------&lt;br /&gt;
          1 Jason            40420 1994-02-01 00:00:00.000 New York   W&lt;br /&gt;
          2 Robert           14420 1995-01-02 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N&lt;br /&gt;
          3 Celia            24020 1996-12-03 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W&lt;br /&gt;
          4 Linda            40620 1997-11-04 00:00:00.000 New York   N&lt;br /&gt;
          5 David            80026 1998-10-05 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  W&lt;br /&gt;
          6 James            70060 1999-09-06 00:00:00.000 Toronto    N&lt;br /&gt;
          7 Alison           90620 2000-08-07 00:00:00.000 New York   W&lt;br /&gt;
          8 Chris            26020 2001-07-08 00:00:00.000 Vancouver  N&lt;br /&gt;
          9 Mary             60020 2002-06-09 00:00:00.000 Toronto    W&lt;br /&gt;
(9 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt; SELECT TOP 5 Name, Salary&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt; FROM Employee&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; ORDER BY Salary Desc&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
Name       Salary&lt;br /&gt;
---------- -----------&lt;br /&gt;
Alison           90620&lt;br /&gt;
David            80026&lt;br /&gt;
James            70060&lt;br /&gt;
Mary             60020&lt;br /&gt;
Linda            40620&lt;br /&gt;
(5 rows affected)&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
2&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
3&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
4&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
5&amp;gt; drop table employee&lt;br /&gt;
6&amp;gt; GO&lt;br /&gt;
1&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
           &lt;br /&gt;
       &amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Admin</name></author>	</entry>

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