Question

I have a log table that records dates.

I want to find out the date of the Second and Third call.

• I get the first call by using MIN(DateCreated)
• I get the last date using MAX(DateCreated). This could also be the second call.

What is the best way to find out the date of the second and third call?

Answer 1

I would just get all 3 rows together in one query

SELECT TOP 3 *
FROM LogTable 
ORDER BY LogDate ASC -- DESC if you need the last 3

If you do need them one by one, you can use:

WITH LogByDate AS
(
    SELECT LogDate,
    ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY LogDate) AS 'RowNumber'
    FROM LogTable 
) 
SELECT * 
FROM LogByDate 
WHERE RowNumber = 2; -- RowNumber=3 for the third line