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Asked: May 10, 20262026-05-10T20:22:37+00:00 2026-05-10T20:22:37+00:00

How come the following doesn’t work? CREATE FUNCTION Test (@top integer) RETURNS TABLE AS

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How come the following doesn’t work?

CREATE FUNCTION Test (@top integer) RETURNS TABLE AS RETURN SELECT TOP @top * FROM SomeTable GO 

I just want to be able to be able to specify the number of results to be returned. [SQL Server 2000.]

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  1. 2026-05-10T20:22:37+00:00Added an answer on May 10, 2026 at 8:22 pm

    For MS SQL 2000, you can use:

    CREATE FUNCTION Test (@top integer)  RETURNS TABLE  AS  SET ROWCOUNT @top  RETURN SELECT * FROM SomeTable 
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