Is there an ANSI SQL alternative to the MYSQL LIMIT keyword?
The LIMIT keyword limits the number of rows returned by a SELECT e.g:
SELECT * FROM People WHERE Age > 18 LIMIT 2;
returns 2 rows.
SELECT * FROM People WHERE Age > 18 LIMIT 10, 2;
returns 2 rows after the first 10.
this shows the different ways:
-- DB2
select * from table fetch first 10 rows only
-- Informix
select first 10 * from table
-- Microsoft SQL Server and Access
select top 10 * from table
-- MySQL and PostgreSQL
select * from table limit 10
-- Oracle
select * from (select * from table) where rownum <= 10