Question

Is there any way in SQL Server to get the results starting at a given offset? For example, in another type of SQL database, it’s possible to do:

SELECT * FROM MyTable OFFSET 50 LIMIT 25 

to get results 51-75. This construct does not appear to exist in SQL Server.

How can I accomplish this without loading all the rows I don’t care about? Thanks!

Answer 1

I would avoid using SELECT *. Specify columns you actually want even though it may be all of them.

SQL Server 2005+

SELECT col1, col2  FROM (     SELECT col1, col2, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY ID) AS RowNum     FROM MyTable ) AS MyDerivedTable WHERE MyDerivedTable.RowNum BETWEEN @startRow AND @endRow 

SQL Server 2000

Efficiently Paging Through Large Result Sets in SQL Server 2000

A More Efficient Method for Paging Through Large Result Sets