Question

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.

Answer 1

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